Tex. Gov't Code § 46.001 · Chapter 46. PROFESSIONAL PROSECUTORS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "County prosecutor" means a constitutional county attorney who does not have general felony jurisdiction and who is not a state prosecutor.
(2) "Benchmark salary" means the state annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the county prosecutor.
(3) "State prosecutor" means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of district attorney who serves in a district or county listed in Section 46.002.
(4) "State prosecuting attorney" means the state prosecuting attorney appointed under Chapter 42.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1570, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 150 (S.B. 497), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1121 (H.B. 2384), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.46.htm
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