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) This subsection applies only to a county with a population of more than one million. If a district or county attorney declines to represent a county official or employee in a suit described by Subsection (c), the county official or employee may request representation from the attorney general, and the attorney general may offer to represent 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.