88R9050 MPF-D
By: Eckhardt S.B. No. 1941
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to legal representation of certain hospital districts in
civil proceedings.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 281.056(b-1), Health and Safety Code, is
amended to read as follows:
(b-1) The county attorney, district attorney, or criminal
district attorney, as appropriate, with the duty to represent the
county in civil matters shall, in all legal matters, represent a
district located in:
(1) a county with a population of 800,000 or more that
borders the United Mexican States; or
(2) a county with a population of 3.4 million or more[;
or
[(3) a county with a population of more than 800,000
that was not included in the boundaries of a hospital district
before September 1, 2003].
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.