Texas Government Code
§ 43.105 — 9TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT
GV § 43.105Title 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH · Part C. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS · Ch. 43. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS · Art. B. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC DISTRICTS
Statute text
View on source(a)The voters of Montgomery County elect a district attorney for the 9th Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in that county. The district attorney also acts as district attorney for the 410th and 457th Judicial Districts.
(b)The district attorney shall represent the state in misdemeanor criminal cases pending in the district and inferior courts of the county.
(c)The district attorney, with the approval of the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County, may appoint the assistant district attorneys, investigators, secretaries, and other employees necessary to carry out the duties of the office of district attorney.
(d)An investigator appointed by the district attorney is not required to be a licensed attorney.
(e)The salary of each employee of the district attorney is fixed by the Commissioners Court of Montgomery County. The district attorney, assistant district attorneys, and investigators employed by the district attorney may be allowed the actual and necessary travel expenses incident to carrying out the duties of the district attorney, subject to the approval of the district attorney. This subsection does not apply to the portion of compensation or travel expenses paid by the state to the district attorney or his employees.
(f)The salary and expenses of the employees of the district attorney must be paid by the county at the regular pay period of the county from the officers' salary fund of the county, the general fund of the county, or both, at the discretion of the commissioners court.
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Legislative history
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 6.01, eff. September 1, 2019.