87R13879 TSS-D
By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 4280
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of an additional judicial district
composed of Maverick County, the creation of the office of district
attorney for that judicial district, and the duties of the district
attorney for the 293rd Judicial District.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 24.60023 to read as follows:
Sec. 24.60023. 479TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MAVERICK COUNTY).
The 479th Judicial District is composed of Maverick County.
SECTION 2. Section 43.177, Government Code, is amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 43.177. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of
Dimmit and Zavala Counties [the 293rd Judicial District] elect a
district attorney who represents the state in [all] cases before
that district court only in those counties.
(b) The commissioners court of Dimmit or Zavala County [one
or more of the counties comprising the district] may supplement the
state salary of the district attorney. The commissioners court of
each county may set the amount of supplemental compensation paid by
that county.
SECTION 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 43.185 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.185. 479TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the
479th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents
the state in all matters in the district courts having jurisdiction
in Maverick County.
SECTION 4. The 479th Judicial District and the office of
district attorney for the 479th Judicial District are created on
the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.