TITLE: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to represent county officials in certain cases.

SUMMARY: Relating to the authority of the attorney general to represent county officials in certain cases.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the authority of the attorney general to represent county officials in certain cases. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 157.9015, Local Government Code, is amended by adding Subsection (d) to read as follows: (d) If a district or county attorney declines to represent a county official or employee under Subsection (c), the county official or employee may request the representation of the attorney general, and the attorney general may offer representation to the county official or employee. SECTION 2. This Act takes effect immediately if it receives a vote of two-thirds of all the members elected to each house, as provided by Section 39, Article III, Texas Constitution.