TITLE: Relating to the duties of the county attorney in Aransas County and to the duties of the district attorney for the 36th Judicial District.

SUMMARY: Relating to the duties of the county attorney in Aransas County and to the duties of the district attorney for the 36th Judicial District.

FULL TEXT:
AN ACT relating to the duties of the county attorney in Aransas County and to the duties of the district attorney for the 36th Judicial District. BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: SECTION 1. Section 43.122, Government Code, is amended to read as follows: Sec. 43.122. 36TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of [Aransas and] San Patricio County [counties] elect a district attorney for the 36th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in that county [those counties].In addition to exercising the duties and authority conferred on district attorneys by general law, the district attorney represents the state in all criminal cases in the district courts in that county [those counties].SECTION 2. Subchapter B, Chapter 45, Government Code, is amended by adding Section 45.104 to read as follows: Sec. 45.104. ARANSAS COUNTY. (a) In Aransas County, the county attorney of Aransas County shall perform the duties imposed on and have the powers conferred on district attorneys by general law. (b) The county attorney of Aransas County or the Commissioners Court of Aransas County may accept gifts or grants from any individual, partnership, corporation, trust, foundation, association, or governmental entity for the purpose of financing or assisting the operation of the office of county attorney in Aransas County. The county attorney shall account for and report to the commissioners court all gifts or grants accepted under this subsection. SECTION 3. This Act takes effect September 1, 2015.