89R5982 AMF-D     By: Ashby H.B. No. 3409       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the duties of the district attorney for the 1st Judicial   District and the creation of the office of district attorney for the   273rd Judicial District.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.101, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 43.101.  1ST JUDICIAL DISTRICT.  The voters of [Sabine   and] San Augustine County [counties] elect a district attorney for   the 1st Judicial District who represents the state in the [that]   district courts in that county [court only in those counties].          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 43.1742 to read as follows:          Sec. 43.1742.  273RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. The voters of   Sabine County elect a district attorney for the 273rd Judicial   District who represents the state in the district courts in that   county.          SECTION 3.  Section 46.002, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 46.002.  PROSECUTORS SUBJECT TO CHAPTER.  This chapter   applies to the state prosecuting attorney, all county prosecutors,   and the following state prosecutors:                (1)  the district attorneys for Kenedy and Kleberg   Counties and for the 1st, 2nd, 8th, 9th, 18th, 21st, 23rd, 24th,   26th, 27th, 29th, 31st, 32nd, 33rd, 34th, 35th, 36th, 38th, 39th,   42nd, 43rd, 46th, 47th, 49th, 50th, 51st, 52nd, 53rd, 63rd, 64th,   66th, 69th, 70th, 76th, 79th, 81st, 83rd, 84th, 85th, 88th, 90th,   97th, 100th, 105th, 106th, 109th, 110th, 112th, 118th, 119th,   123rd, 132nd, 142nd, 143rd, 145th, 156th, 159th, 173rd, 196th,   198th, 216th, 220th, 229th, 235th, 253rd, 258th, 259th, 266th,   268th, 271st, 273rd, 286th, 287th, 329th, 344th, 349th, 355th,   369th, 452nd, and 506th judicial districts;                (2)  the criminal district attorneys for the counties   of Anderson, Austin, Bastrop, Bexar, Bowie, Brazoria, Caldwell,   Calhoun, Cass, Collin, Comal, Dallas, Deaf Smith, Denton, Eastland,   Fannin, Galveston, Grayson, Gregg, Harrison, Hays, Hidalgo,   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; and                (3)  the county attorneys performing the duties of   district attorneys in the counties of Andrews, Aransas, Burleson,   Callahan, Cameron, Castro, Colorado, Crosby, Ellis, Falls,   Freestone, Gonzales, Guadalupe, Lamar, Lamb, Lampasas, Lavaca,   Lee, Limestone, Marion, Milam, Morris, Ochiltree, Oldham, Orange,   Rains, Red River, Robertson, Rusk, Swisher, Terry, Webb, and   Willacy.          SECTION 4.  (a)  The office of district attorney for the   273rd Judicial District is created on the effective date of this   Act.          (b)  The office of district attorney for the 273rd Judicial   District exists for purposes of the primary and general elections   in 2028.          SECTION 5.  This Act takes effect January 1, 2029.