Tex. Code Crim. Proc. art. 11.39 · Chapter 11. HABEAS CORPUS
WHO SHALL REPRESENT THE STATE.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
If neither the county nor the district attorney be present, the judge may appoint some qualified practicing attorney to represent the State, who shall be paid the same fee allowed district attorneys for like services.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CR/htm/CR.11.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 9c0373a3dc3ccc5266cdf74a74f6b4c8115bb81ddfc7ef512a509f98b53fd039
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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