Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 44.111. BASTROP COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Bastrop County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Bastrop County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business. He shall exc…

Sec. 44.115. BEXAR COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Bexar County shall attend each term and session of the district, county, and justice courts in Bexar County held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the state in all matters befo…

Sec. 44.119. BOWIE COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Bowie County shall represent the state in all cases in the district and inferior courts of Bowie County and shall perform all other duties required of district and county attorneys under general law. (b) All general…

Sec. 44.120. BRAZORIA COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Brazoria County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Brazoria County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall …

Sec. 44.128. CALDWELL COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Caldwell County must be at least 25 years old and must have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years. (b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district …

Sec. 44.129. CALHOUN COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Calhoun County shall attend each term and session of the district and inferior courts of Calhoun County, except municipal courts, held for the transaction of criminal business, and shall exclusively represent the …

Sec. 44.134. CASS COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Cass County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Cass County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively …

Sec. 44.143. COLLIN COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Collin County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Collin County held for the transaction of criminal business. He shall represent the state in all criminal and civil cases in the courts in …

Sec. 44.146. COMAL COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Comal County must meet the following qualifications: (1) be at least 30 years old; (2) have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years; and (3) be a resident of Comal County. (b) The criminal d…

Sec. 44.157. DALLAS COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Dallas County shall attend every term of the Criminal Court of Dallas County and of the Criminal District Court No. 2 of Dallas County and shall represent the state in all matters before those courts. The criminal …

Sec. 44.159. DEAF SMITH COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Deaf Smith County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Deaf Smith County and shall represent the state in all criminal and civil cases in the courts in the county. (b) The criminal distr…

Sec. 44.161. DENTON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Denton County must be at least 28 years old, must have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years, and must have been a resident of Denton County for at least three years before his election o…

Sec. 44.167. EASTLAND COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Eastland County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Eastland County and shall represent the state in all criminal and civil cases in the courts of the county. (b) The criminal district at…

Sec. 44.174. FANNIN COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Fannin County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent t…

Sec. 44.184. GALVESTON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Galveston County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Galveston County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and sha…

Sec. 44.191. GRAYSON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Grayson County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent…

Sec. 44.192. GREGG COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Gregg County shall represent the state in all criminal cases in the district, county, and justice courts of Gregg County, and in the municipal courts of the county if the defendant is charged with violating a state …

Sec. 44.202. HARRISON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Harrison County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Harrison County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall …

Sec. 44.205. HAYS COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Hays County must be at least 25 years old and have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years. (b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Hay…

Sec. 44.208. HIDALGO COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Hidalgo County shall perform the duties of district attorney in all the judicial districts in Hidalgo County and the duties of county attorney in all the county courts of the county. (b) The criminal district atto…

Sec. 44.220. JACKSON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Jackson County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Jackson County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exc…

Sec. 44.221. JASPER COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Jasper County must be at least 25 years old and have been a practicing attorney in this state for five years. (b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Jasper C…

Sec. 44.223. JEFFERSON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Jefferson County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Jefferson County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county, except municipal courts, held for the transaction of…

Sec. 44.229. KAUFMAN COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Kaufman County must be at least 25 years old and have been a practicing attorney in this state for five years. (b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Kaufma…

Sec. 44.230. KENDALL COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Kendall County must meet the following qualifications: (1) be at least 30 years old; (2) have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years; and (3) have been a resident of Kendall County for at…

Sec. 44.252. LUBBOCK COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Lubbock County must be at least 25 years old and have been a practicing attorney in this state for four years. (b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Lubboc…

Sec. 44.255. MCLENNAN COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of McLennan County has all the powers, duties, and privileges in McLennan County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys. (b) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees provided by law …

Sec. 44.257. MADISON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Madison County has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Madison County that are conferred by law on district and county attorneys. (b) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and p…

Sec. 44.263. MEDINA COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Medina County must meet the following qualifications: (1) be at least 30 years old; (2) have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least five years; and (3) have been a resident of Medina County for at le…

Sec. 44.275. NAVARRO COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Navarro County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Navarro County and shall represent the state in all criminal and civil cases in the district and inferior courts of the county. (b) The c…

Sec. 44.276. NEWTON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Newton County must be at least 25 years old and have been a practicing attorney in this state for five years. (b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Newton C…

Sec. 44.283. PANOLA COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Panola County shall represent the state in all matters in the district and inferior courts in the county. The criminal district attorney shall perform the other duties that are conferred by general law on district …

Sec. 44.287. POLK COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the 258th and 411th district courts of Polk County and each term and session of the inferior courts held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively represent the…

Sec. 44.291. RANDALL COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Randall County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Randall County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exc…

Sec. 44.299. ROCKWALL COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Rockwall County must be a practicing attorney in this state. (b) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Rockwall County and each term and session of the inferi…

Sec. 44.304. SAN JACINTO COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney shall attend each term and session of the 258th and 411th district courts of San Jacinto County and each term and session of the inferior courts held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusively…

Sec. 44.312. SMITH COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Smith County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Smith County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclusive…

Sec. 44.320. TARRANT COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Tarrant County shall attend each term and session of the criminal district courts of Tarrant County and each term and session of the County Court of Tarrant County held for the transaction of criminal business and…

Sec. 44.321. TAYLOR COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Taylor County shall perform all the duties in Taylor County required of district attorneys by general law and shall perform the duties of county attorney in Taylor County. (b) The criminal district attorney shall a…

Sec. 44.329. TYLER COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Tyler County shall represent the state in all matters in the district and inferior courts in Tyler County. (b) The criminal district attorney shall perform the duties conferred by law on county and district attorney…

Sec. 44.330. UPSHUR COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Upshur County shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Upshur County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall exclus…

Sec. 44.334. VAN ZANDT COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Van Zandt County must be at least 25 years old and must have been a practicing attorney in this state for two years. However, if no person meeting those qualifications files as a candidate for the office on or b…

Sec. 44.335. VICTORIA COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Victoria County shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Victoria County and each term and session of the inferior courts of the county held for the transaction of criminal business and shall …

Sec. 44.336. WALKER COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Walker County must be at least 25 years old, must have been a practicing attorney in this state for three years, and must have been a resident of Walker County for at least two years before election or appointment.…

Sec. 44.337. WALLER COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Waller County must have been a practicing attorney in this state for at least three years. (b) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Waller County that are conferred by law on…

Sec. 44.343. WICHITA COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney shall represent the state in all matters in the district and inferior courts in the county. The criminal district attorney shall perform the other duties that are conferred by general law on district and county attor…