Texas Government Code Title 2, Chapter 43 - District Attorneys

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 43.002 - Bond; County Risk Management Pool
  (a) Before assuming the duties of the office and except as provided by Subsection (c) or (d), a district attorney must give a bond that:...
• Texas Section 43.003 - Failure To Attend Court
  (a) If a district attorney fails to attend any term of the district court of a county in the district, the district clerk shall certify...

SUBCHAPTER B PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC DISTRICTS

• Texas Section 43.004 - Expenses
  (a) A district attorney engaged in the discharge of official duties in a county other than the district attorney's county of residence is entitled to...
• Texas Section 43.101 - 1st Judicial District
  The voters of Sabine and San Augustine counties elect a district attorney for the 1st Judicial District who represents the state in that district court...
• Texas Section 43.102 - 2nd Judicial District
  The voters of the 2nd Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.104 - 8th Judicial District
  The voters of Delta, Franklin, and Hopkins counties elect a district attorney for the 8th Judicial District who represents the state in that district only...
• Texas Section 43.105 - 9th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Montgomery County elect a district attorney for the 9th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in...
• Texas Section 43.107 - 18th Judicial District
  The voters of the 18th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.108 - 21st Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Washington and Burleson counties elect a district attorney for the 21st Judicial District who represents the state in that district court...
• Texas Section 43.110 - 23rd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Matagorda County elect a district attorney for the 23rd Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in...
• Texas Section 43.111 - 24th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of DeWitt, Goliad, and Refugio counties elect a district attorney for the 24th Judicial District who represents the state in that district...
• Texas Section 43.112 - 25th Judicial District
  The voters of Gonzales and Guadalupe Counties elect a district attorney for the 25th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only...
• Texas Section 43.112 - 25th Judicial District
  The voters of Guadalupe and Lavaca counties elect a district attorney for the 25th Judicial District who represents the state in the district courts in...
• Texas Section 43.113 - 26th Judicial District
  The voters of the 26th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.114 - 27th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Bell County elect a district attorney for the 27th Judicial District who represents the state in the district courts having jurisdiction...
• Texas Section 43.115 - 29th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 29th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The commissioners court of a county in the 29th Judicial District may...
• Texas Section 43.117 - 31st Judicial District
  The voters of the 31st Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by...
• Texas Section 43.118 - 32nd Judicial District
  The voters of the 32nd Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.119 - 33rd Judicial District
  The voters of Blanco, Burnet, Llano, and San Saba Counties elect a district attorney for the 33rd and 424th Judicial Districts. Acts 1985, 69th Leg.,...
• Texas Section 43.120 - 34th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Culberson, Hudspeth, and El Paso counties elect a district attorney for the 34th Judicial District. (b) The district attorney for the...
• Texas Section 43.121 - 35th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 35th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) Repealed by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1027, Sec. 1, eff. Sept....
• Texas Section 43.122 - 36th Judicial District
  The voters of San Patricio County elect a district attorney for the 36th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in...
• Texas Section 43.123 - 38th Judicial District
  The voters of the 38th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.124 - 39th Judicial District
  The voters of the 39th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.1243 - 42nd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Coleman County elect a district attorney for the 42nd Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in...
• Texas Section 43.125 - 43rd Judicial District
  The voters of the 43rd Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before the 43rd and 415th district courts....
• Texas Section 43.126 - 46th Judicial District
  The voters of the 46th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.127 - 47th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Armstrong and Potter counties elect a district attorney for the 47th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court...
• Texas Section 43.128 - 49th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 49th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney represents the state in all criminal cases in Webb...
• Texas Section 43.129 - 50th Judicial District
  The voters of the 50th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.130 - 51st Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 51st Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all criminal and habeas corpus cases in that...
• Texas Section 43.131 - 52nd Judicial District
  The voters of the 52nd Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.132 - 53rd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 53rd Judicial District elect a district attorney. In addition to performing the other duties provided by law for district attorneys,...
• Texas Section 43.133 - 63rd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 63rd Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney for the 63rd Judicial District also acts as district...
• Texas Section 43.134 - 64th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Hale County elect a district attorney for the 64th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in...
• Texas Section 43.135 - 66th Judicial District
  The voters of the 66th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.136 - 69th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 69th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) Any commissioners court in the district may supplement the state salary of...
• Texas Section 43.137 - 70th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 70th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney of the 70th Judicial District shall also act as...
• Texas Section 43.138 - 76th Judicial District
  The voters of Titus and Camp counties elect a district attorney for the 76th Judicial District who represents the state in all matters pending before...
• Texas Section 43.139 - 79th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 79th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The commissioners courts of the counties comprising the district may supplement the...
• Texas Section 43.140 - 81st Judicial District
  The voters of the 81st Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.141 - 83rd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Brewster, Jeff Davis, Pecos, and Presidio counties elect a district attorney for the 83rd Judicial District. (b) The district attorney for...
• Texas Section 43.142 - 84th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Hansford and Hutchinson counties elect a district attorney for the 84th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court...
• Texas Section 43.143 - 85th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 85th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney, with the approval of the Commissioners Court of Brazos...
• Texas Section 43.144 - 88th Judicial District
  The voters of Hardin County elect a district attorney for the 88th Judicial District. The district attorney acts as district attorney in Hardin County only....
• Texas Section 43.145 - 90th Judicial District
  The voters of the 90th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.146 - 97th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 97th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney, with the approval of the commissioners courts of the...
• Texas Section 43.147 - 100th Judicial District
  The voters of the 100th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.148 - 105th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Nueces County elect a district attorney for the 105th Judicial District who has the same powers and duties as other district...
• Texas Section 43.149 - 106th Judicial District
  The voters of the 106th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.150 - 109th Judicial District
  The voters of Crane and Winkler counties elect a district attorney for the 109th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only...
• Texas Section 43.151 - 110th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 110th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The commissioners court of Briscoe or Dickens County may supplement the state...
• Texas Section 43.152 - 112th Judicial District
  The voters of the 112th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by:...
• Texas Section 43.153 - 118th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 118th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney also represents the state in all criminal cases before...
• Texas Section 43.154 - 119th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 119th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all criminal and habeas corpus cases in that...
• Texas Section 43.155 - 123rd Judicial District
  The voters of Shelby County elect a district attorney for the 123rd Judicial District who represents the state in that district only in that county....
• Texas Section 43.156 - 132nd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 132nd Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) Repealed by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 , Sec. 2.08(b),...
• Texas Section 43.157 - 142nd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 142nd Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney represents the state in criminal cases in all district...
• Texas Section 43.158 - 143rd Judicial District
  The voters of the 143rd Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.159 - 145th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 145th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) The district attorney, with the approval of the Commissioners Court of Nacogdoches...
• Texas Section 43.161 - 156th Judicial District
  The voters of Bee, Live Oak, and McMullen counties elect a district attorney for the 156th Judicial District who represents the state in that district...
• Texas Section 43.162 - 159th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 159th Judicial District elect a district attorney. (b) Subject to the approval of the Commissioners Court of Angelina County, the...
• Texas Section 43.163 - 173rd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Henderson County elect a district attorney for the 173rd Judicial District who represents the state in all cases in the district...
• Texas Section 43.164 - 196th Judicial District
  The voters of the 196th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.165 - 198th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 198th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all matters before that district court. (b) The...
• Texas Section 43.166 - 216th Judicial District
  The voters of the 216th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.167 - 220th Judicial District
  The voters of the 220th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.168 - 229th Judicial District
  The voters of the 229th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.169 - 235th Judicial District
  The voters of the 235th Judicial District elect a district attorney. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 43.170 - 253rd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Liberty County elect a district attorney for the 253rd Judicial District who represents the state in that district only in that...
• Texas Section 43.171 - 258th Judicial District
  (a) The voters of Trinity County elect a district attorney for the 258th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in...
• Texas Section 43.172 - 259th Judicial District
  The voters of the 259th Judicial District elect a district attorney. In addition to exercising the duties and authority provided by general law for district...
• Texas Section 43.173 - 266th Judicial District
  The voters of the 266th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court. Acts 1985, 69th...
• Texas Section 43.174 - 271st Judicial District
  The voters of the 271st Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court. Acts 1985, 69th...
• Texas Section 43.175 - 286th Judicial District
  The voters of the 286th Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court. Acts 1985, 69th...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 43.177 - 293rd Judicial District
  (a) The voters of the 293rd Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all cases before that district court. (b) The...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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....
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...
• Texas Section 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...

Last modified: September 28, 2016