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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the duties of the district attorney for the 1st Judicial |
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District and the creation of the office of district attorney for the |
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273rd Judicial District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.101, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.101. 1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of [Sabine |
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and] San Augustine County [counties] elect a district attorney for |
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the 1st Judicial District who represents the state in the [that] |
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district courts in that county [court only in those counties]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 43.1742 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.1742. 273RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of |
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Sabine County elect a district attorney for the 273rd Judicial |
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District who represents the state in the district courts in that |
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county. |
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SECTION 3. Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 46.002. PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER. This chapter |
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applies to the state prosecuting attorney, all county prosecutors, |
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and the following state prosecutors: |
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(1) the district attorneys for Kenedy and Kleberg |
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Counties and for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 24th, |
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26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 39th, |
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42nd, 43rd, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th, |
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66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 79th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th, |
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97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th, |
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123rd, 132nd, 142nd, 143rd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th, |
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198th, 216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th, |
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268th, 271st, 273rd, 286th, 287th, 329th, 344th, 349th, 355th, |
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369th, 452nd, and 506th judicial districts; |
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(2) the criminal district attorneys for the counties |
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of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, |
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Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, |
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Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, |
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Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, |
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Medina, Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San |
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Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, |
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Victoria, Walker, Waller, Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum; and |
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(3) the county attorneys performing the duties of |
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district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Aransas, Burleson, |
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Callahan, Cameron, Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls, |
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Freestone, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca, |
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Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange, |
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Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, Terry, Webb, and |
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Willacy. |
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SECTION 4. (a) The office of district attorney for the |
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273rd Judicial District is created on the effective date of this |
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Act. |
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(b) The office of district attorney for the 273rd Judicial |
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District exists for purposes of the primary and general elections |
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in 2028. |
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SECTION 5. This Act takes effect January 1, 2029. |