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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 county attorney in Aransas County and |
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to the duties of the district attorney for the 36th Judicial |
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District. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 43.122, Government Code, is amended to |
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read as follows: |
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Sec. 43.122. 36TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of |
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[Aransas and] San Patricio County [counties] elect a district |
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attorney for the 36th Judicial District who represents the state in |
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that district court only in that county [those counties]. In |
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addition to exercising the duties and authority conferred on |
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district attorneys by general law, the district attorney represents |
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the state in all criminal cases in the district courts in that |
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county [those counties]. |
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SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Government Code, is |
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amended by adding Section 45.104 to read as follows: |
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Sec. 45.104. ARANSAS COUNTY. (a) In Aransas County, the |
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county attorney of Aransas County shall perform the duties imposed |
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on and have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general |
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law. |
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(b) The county attorney of Aransas County or the |
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Commissioners Court of Aransas County may accept gifts or grants |
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from any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, foundation, |
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association, or governmental entity for the purpose of financing or |
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assisting the operation of the office of county attorney in Aransas |
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County. The county attorney shall account for and report to the |
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commissioners court all gifts or grants accepted under this |
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subsection. |
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SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015. |