Tex. Government Code § 46.001
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 46.001, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 46.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "County prosecutor" means a constitutional county attorney who does not have general felony jurisdiction and who is not a state prosecutor.
(2) "Benchmark salary" means the state annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the county prosecutor.
(3) "State prosecutor" means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of district attorney who serves in a district or county listed in Section 46.002.
(4) "State prosecuting attorney" means the state prosecuting attorney appointed under Chapter 42.
(1) "County prosecutor" means a constitutional county attorney who does not have general felony jurisdiction and who is not a state prosecutor.
(2) "Benchmark salary" means the state annual salary as set by the General Appropriations Act in accordance with Section 659.012 paid to a district judge with comparable years of service as the county prosecutor.
(3) "State prosecutor" means a district attorney, criminal district attorney, or county attorney performing the duties of district attorney who serves in a district or county listed in Section 46.002.
(4) "State prosecuting attorney" means the state prosecuting attorney appointed under Chapter 42.
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