Tex. Government Code § 43.110
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§ 43.110.
Official statutory text
Sec. 43.110. 23RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of Matagorda County elect a district attorney for the 23rd Judicial District who represents the state in that district court only in that county.
(b) The district attorney also represents the state and performs the duties of district attorney before all the district courts in Matagorda County.
(c) The commissioners courts of the counties comprising the district may supplement the salary of the district attorney so that the total annual salary of the district attorney is not less than $12,000. The supplemental salary must be paid by each county proportionately according to the population of each county. The supplemental salary must be paid from the officers' salary funds of the counties, if those funds are adequate. If the officers' salary fund of a county is inadequate, the commissioners court shall transfer the necessary amount from the general fund of the county to the officers' salary fund.
(d) The district attorney also handles all:
(1) felony and misdemeanor criminal matters in all of the courts in Matagorda County; and
(2) juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code, in all of the courts in Matagorda County.
(b) The district attorney also represents the state and performs the duties of district attorney before all the district courts in Matagorda County.
(c) The commissioners courts of the counties comprising the district may supplement the salary of the district attorney so that the total annual salary of the district attorney is not less than $12,000. The supplemental salary must be paid by each county proportionately according to the population of each county. The supplemental salary must be paid from the officers' salary funds of the counties, if those funds are adequate. If the officers' salary fund of a county is inadequate, the commissioners court shall transfer the necessary amount from the general fund of the county to the officers' salary fund.
(d) The district attorney also handles all:
(1) felony and misdemeanor criminal matters in all of the courts in Matagorda County; and
(2) juvenile matters under Title 3, Family Code, in all of the courts in Matagorda County.
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