{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-43.172","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 43.172","heading":"259TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT.","body":"The voters of the 259th Judicial District elect a district attorney. In addition to exercising the duties and authority provided by general law for district attorneys, the district attorney represents the state in all felony cases before the 259th District Court in Jones and Shackelford counties.\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#43.172","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a613e3ac22c3c23fef34f0902c71404e140d20055c9aa515f77410401307ff56","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-43.171","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-43.173"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}