{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-42.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 42.002","heading":"OATH; TERM.","body":"(a) The state prosecuting attorney must take the oath required of state officials.\n(b) The state prosecuting attorney serves a two-year term and continues to serve until a successor is appointed and has qualified.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 42. STATE PROSECUTING ATTORNEY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.42.htm#42.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e3847400b97999b97ae4b3682ddd7f23dd47f282e94fb89fc847432f633f7150","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-42.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-42.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}