Tex. Gov't Code § 43.157 · Subchapter B. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC DISTRICTS
142ND JUDICIAL DISTRICT.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(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 and inferior courts other than municipal courts having jurisdiction in Midland County.
(c) The district attorney has all of the powers, duties, and privileges conferred by law on district and prosecuting attorneys relating to:
(1) the prosecution of felony and misdemeanor criminal cases;
(2) matters directly relating to criminal cases, including asset and bond forfeitures; and
(3) delinquent children, children in need of supervision, and protective orders under Chapter 71, Family Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 811, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 465, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.43.htm
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