89R16665 MCF-D     By: Lowe H.J.R. No. 162       A JOINT RESOLUTION   proposing a constitutional amendment authorizing the attorney   general to prosecute a criminal offense committed by a peace   officer acting in the course and scope of the officer's official   duties.          BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 22, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is   amended to read as follows:          Sec. 22.  (a)  The Attorney General shall represent the State   in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in which the   State may be a party, and shall especially inquire into the charter   rights of all private corporations, and from time to time, in the   name of the State, take such action in the courts as may be proper   and necessary to prevent any private corporation from exercising   any power or demanding or collecting any species of taxes, tolls,   freight or wharfage not authorized by law.  The Attorney General   [He] shall, whenever sufficient cause exists, seek a judicial   forfeiture of such charters, unless otherwise expressly directed by   law, and give legal advice in writing to the Governor and other   executive officers, when requested by them, and perform such other   duties as may be required by law.          (b)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this   constitution, the Attorney General shall have concurrent   jurisdiction with each county or district attorney of this State to   represent this State in the prosecution of a criminal offense   committed by a peace officer acting in the course and scope of the   officer's official duties.          SECTION 2.  This proposed constitutional amendment shall be   submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 4, 2025.   The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the   proposition: "The constitutional amendment authorizing the   attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense committed by a   peace officer acting in the course and scope of the officer's   official duties."