{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-43.130","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 43.130","heading":"51ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.","body":"(a) The voters of the 51st Judicial District elect a district attorney who represents the state in all criminal and habeas corpus cases in that district court.\n(b) The district attorney of the 51st Judicial District may request the district attorney of the 119th Judicial District to assist in the trial of a criminal or habeas corpus case in Tom Green County. The district attorney of the 51st Judicial District has absolute control and management of those cases.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 43. DISTRICT ATTORNEYS","SUBCHAPTER B. PROVISIONS APPLICABLE TO SPECIFIC DISTRICTS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.43.htm#43.130","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"b5f841e8a0badc6f1b9f7539f42079860005da780e0a225c7b59f56e0be398ff","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-43.129","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-43.131"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}