{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-402.043","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 402.043","heading":"QUESTIONS RELATING TO ACTIONS IN WHICH THE STATE IS INTERESTED.","body":"The attorney general shall advise an attorney, on the attorney's request, in the prosecution or defense of an action in which the state is interested before a district or inferior court if:\n(1) the requesting attorney has investigated the question involved and submitted a brief to the attorney general; and\n(2) the requesting attorney is:\n(A) a district or county attorney; or\n(B) a county employee who:\n(i) serves as the head of the civil legal department of a county located on the international border that has a population of less than 400,000 and contains one or more municipalities with a population of 200,000 or more; and\n(ii) has received approval for the submission of the request from the commissioners court of the county.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 69 (S.B. 1339), Sec. 1, eff. May 24, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE A. EXECUTIVE OFFICERS","CHAPTER 402. ATTORNEY GENERAL","SUBCHAPTER C. OPINIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.402.htm#402.043","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"fc0286f7d0b133911028387146d12d98b2347c998dce63078ed91a238bd02b0d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-402.042","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-402.044"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}