Bill Text: TX HB4280 | 2021-2022 | 87th Legislature | Introduced

Texas House Bill 4280 (Prior Session Legislation)

Introduced

Bill Title: Relating to the creation of an additional judicial district composed of Maverick County, the creation of the office of district attorney for that judicial district, and the duties of the district attorney for the 293rd Judicial District.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2021-03-29 - Referred to Judiciary & Civil Jurisprudence [HB4280 Detail]

Download: Texas-2021-HB4280-Introduced.html

	87R13879 TSS-D

	By: Morales of Maverick	H.B. No. 4280



	A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
	AN ACT
	relating to the creation of an additional judicial district
	composed of Maverick County, the creation of the office of district
	attorney for that 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. Subchapter C, Chapter 24, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 24.60023 to read as follows:
	Sec. 24.60023. 479TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT (MAVERICK COUNTY).
	The 479th Judicial District is composed of Maverick County.
	SECTION 2. 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~~] cases before
	that district court only in those counties.
	(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 3. Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is
	amended by adding Section 43.185 to read as follows:
	Sec. 43.185. 479TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of the
	479th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents
	the state in all matters in the district courts having jurisdiction
	in Maverick County.
	SECTION 4. The 479th Judicial District and the office of
	district attorney for the 479th Judicial District are created on
	the effective date of this Act.
	SECTION 5. This Act takes effect September 1, 2021.