Section 45A.005 - [Effective 1/1/2025] Prosecuting Attorney(a) A county or district attorney or a deputy county or district attorney shall conduct each prosecution in a justice court.(b) Except as otherwise provided by law, a district attorney or a deputy district attorney with the consent of the county attorney may prosecute an appeal from a justice court.(c) A municipal attorney or a deputy municipal attorney shall conduct each prosecution in a municipal court.(d) The county attorney of the county in which a municipality is located may also represent the state in a prosecution in a municipal court in that municipality. The county attorney is not entitled to receive any fees or other compensation for representing the state in a prosecution described by this subsection.(e) With the consent of the county attorney, a municipal attorney or a deputy municipal attorney may prosecute an appeal from a municipal court to a county court, county court at law, or appellate court. (Code Crim. Proc., Arts. 45.101, 45.201(a), (b), (c).)Tex. Code Crim. Proc. § 45A.005
Added by Acts 2023, Texas Acts of the 88th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. 765,Sec. 1.001, eff. 1/1/2025.