Title GV, Government Code

Sec. 43.176. 287TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 287th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Text of section effective until January 01, 2029

Sec. 43.177. 293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Maverick County elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before the district court. (b) The commissioners court of Maverick County may supplement the state salary of the district attorney and set the a…

Sec. 43.1775. 329TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 329th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney represents the state and performs the duties of prosecutor in all criminal matters before the district and county courts in Wharton County. (c…

Sec. 43.1777. 344TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 344th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in cases before the district courts of Chambers County. (b) The Commissioners Court of Chambers County may supplement the state salary of the di…

Sec. 43.178. 349TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Houston County elect a district attorney for the 349th Judicial District who represents the state in all cases before that district court only in that county. (b) The district attorney, with the approval of the Commissioners…

Sec. 43.179. 355TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 355th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.…

Sec. 43.180. HARRIS COUNTY DISTRICT ATTORNEY. (a) The voters of Harris County elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts of Harris County. The district attorney shall represent the state in criminal cases pending…

Sec. 43.181. 268TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of the 268th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts in Fort Bend County and, unless otherwise provided by law, shall represent the state …

Sec. 43.1812. 365TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of Dimmit and Zavala Counties elect a district attorney for the 365th Judicial District who represents the state in all civil and criminal matters in the district courts having jurisdiction in those counties. Added by Acts 2025, 8…

Sec. 43.1815. 369TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Leon County elect a district attorney for the 369th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in Leon County. (b) The district attorney of the 369th Judicial District also represents the state i…

Sec. 43.182. DISTRICT ATTORNEY FOR KLEBERG AND KENEDY COUNTIES. (a) The voters of Kleberg and Kenedy Counties elect a district attorney. The district attorney has the same powers and duties as other district attorneys and serves the district courts of Kleberg and Kenedy Counties.…

Sec. 43.183. 506TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Grimes County elect a district attorney for the 506th Judicial District who represents the state only in that county. (b) The district attorney shall attend each term and session of the district courts and all other courts, …

Sec. 43.184. 452ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the 452nd Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all matters before that district court. Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1059 (H.B. 3153), Sec. 1.03(d), eff. September 1, 2013.

Sec. 44.001. ELECTION. The voters of each of the following counties elect a criminal district attorney: Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Ha…

Sec. 44.002. QUALIFICATIONS; BOND; COUNTY RISK MANAGEMENT POOL. (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b) or (c), a criminal district attorney must meet the qualifications and give the bond required of a district attorney by the constitution and general law. (b) Instead of the bon…

Sec. 44.101. ANDERSON COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Anderson County must be at least 30 years of age. (b) The criminal district attorney shall represent the state in all matters in the district and inferior courts in the county. The criminal district attorney shal…

Sec. 44.108. AUSTIN COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Austin 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 Austin County for at le…

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…