{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-44.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 44.001","heading":"ELECTION.","body":"The voters of each of the following counties elect a criminal district attorney: Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell, Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland, Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo, Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Kaufman, Kendall, Lubbock, McLennan, Madison, Medina, Navarro, Newton, Panola, Polk, Randall, Rockwall, San Jacinto, Smith, Tarrant, Taylor, Tyler, Upshur, Van Zandt, Victoria, Walker, Waller, Wichita, Wood, and Yoakum.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985. Amended by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 60, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 2.57(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1987; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 122, eff. Jan. 1, 1990; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 216, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989; Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1099, Sec. 3, eff. Jan. 1, 1991; Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., 1st C.S., ch. 8, Sec. 7, eff. Jan. 1, 1993; Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 565, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 226, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 412, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 739, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 716, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 2004.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 277 (H.B. 421), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2008.\nActs 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1182 (S.B. 1139), Sec. 2.02(c), eff. January 1, 2017.\nActs 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 606 (S.B. 891), Sec. 6.03(b), eff. January 1, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 44. CRIMINAL DISTRICT ATTORNEYS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.44.htm#44.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e4d2c946976c90b504d51679f91418d2cba75420c6da283d9197f66e438e8d3f","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-43.184","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-44.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}