89R17241 BCH-D
By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 4645
A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT
relating to the creation of the office of district attorney for the
365th 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. 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 matters in the
[cases before that] district courts having jurisdiction in those
counties [court].
(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 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is
amended by adding Section 43.1812 to read as follows:
Sec. 43.1812. 365TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of
Maverick County elect a district attorney for the 365th Judicial
District who represents the state in all civil and criminal matters
that arise in the district court only in Maverick County.
(b) The district attorney of the 365th Judicial District
also represents the state in all criminal and civil matters that
arise in the 293rd Judicial District in Maverick County.
SECTION 3. The office of district attorney for the 365th
Judicial District is created on the effective date of this Act.
SECTION 4. This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.