{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-402.009","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 402.009","heading":"AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY AND COMMISSION PEACE OFFICERS.","body":"(a) The attorney general may employ and commission peace officers as investigators for the limited purpose of assisting the attorney general in carrying out the duties of that office relating to prosecution assistance and crime prevention.\n(b) The attorney general shall ensure that a commissioned peace officer employed as authorized under Subsection (a) is compensated according to Schedule C of the position classification salary schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 545, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 26, 1991. Amended by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 599, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1055 (H.B. 2037), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2015.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 402. ATTORNEY GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.402.htm#402.009","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ad31dfb6953499fe2d6198590da089e3df83f0070f5f149ae577451ef8954804","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-402.008","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-402.010"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}