Tex. Government Code § 41.008
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 41.008, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 41.008. RECORD.
Official statutory text
(a) Each district or county attorney shall keep a record of all actions or demands prosecuted or defended by the person as district or county attorney, and all proceedings held in relation to the attorney's official acts.
(b) The record required by Subsection (a) may be in a paper format, an electronic format, or both. A computer record of actions, demands, and proceedings satisfies the requirements of Subsection (a).
(c) The record shall be available at all times for inspection by any person appointed to examine it by the governor or by the commissioners court of a county.
(d) Each district and county attorney shall deliver any portion of the record under the attorney's control to the attorney's successor in office.
(b) The record required by Subsection (a) may be in a paper format, an electronic format, or both. A computer record of actions, demands, and proceedings satisfies the requirements of Subsection (a).
(c) The record shall be available at all times for inspection by any person appointed to examine it by the governor or by the commissioners court of a county.
(d) Each district and county attorney shall deliver any portion of the record under the attorney's control to the attorney's successor in office.
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