Tex. Government Code § 45.280
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§ 45.280. OLDHAM COUNTY.
Official statutory text
(a) The county attorney in Oldham County shall represent the state in all matters pending before the district court in Oldham County.
(b) The county attorney in Oldham County is entitled to be compensated by the state in the manner and amount provided by general law relating to the salary paid to district attorneys by the state. Oldham County shall pay $28,500 of the county attorney's total salary, and the state shall pay the remainder of the salary.
(c) The county attorney in Oldham County is entitled to receive from the state the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act for the payment of staff salaries and office expenses in single-county districts.
(d) If there is no county attorney in Oldham County, the criminal district attorney of Deaf Smith County shall represent the state in all matters pending before the district court in Oldham County on appointment by the judge of the district court in Oldham County.
(b) The county attorney in Oldham County is entitled to be compensated by the state in the manner and amount provided by general law relating to the salary paid to district attorneys by the state. Oldham County shall pay $28,500 of the county attorney's total salary, and the state shall pay the remainder of the salary.
(c) The county attorney in Oldham County is entitled to receive from the state the amount provided in the General Appropriations Act for the payment of staff salaries and office expenses in single-county districts.
(d) If there is no county attorney in Oldham County, the criminal district attorney of Deaf Smith County shall represent the state in all matters pending before the district court in Oldham County on appointment by the judge of the district court in Oldham County.
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