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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the creation of the office of district attorney for the |
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365th Judicial District and the duties of the district attorney for |
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the 293rd Judicial District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.177, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.177. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of |
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Dimmit and Zavala Counties [the 293rd Judicial District] elect a |
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district attorney who represents the state in all matters in the |
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[cases before that] district courts having jurisdiction in those |
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counties [court]. |
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(b) The commissioners court of Dimmit or Zavala County [one |
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or more of the counties comprising the district] may supplement the |
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state salary of the district attorney. The commissioners court of |
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each county may set the amount of supplemental compensation paid by |
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that county. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 43.1812 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.1812. 365TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of |
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Maverick County elect a district attorney for the 365th Judicial |
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District who represents the state in all civil and criminal matters |
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that arise in the district court only in Maverick County. |
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(b) The district attorney of the 365th Judicial District |
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also represents the state in all criminal and civil matters that |
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arise in the 293rd Judicial District in Maverick County. |
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SECTION 3. The office of district attorney for the 365th |
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Judicial District is created on the effective date of this Act. |
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SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025. |