{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-45.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 45.002","heading":"APPOINTMENT AND OATH OF ASSISTANT.","body":"(a) The qualifications for an assistant county attorney are the same as for the county attorney who appoints him.\n(b) Before beginning any duties, an assistant county attorney must take the official oath of office, which must be endorsed on his written appointment.\n(c) The appointment and oath of an assistant county attorney shall be recorded and deposited in the county clerk's office.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE C. PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 45. COUNTY ATTORNEYS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.45.htm#45.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"240245c517f0c88929faceefee3b063d69d30a5ba29c51dbbf1650f8bf9417de","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-45.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-45.104"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}