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  89R2995 TSS-F     By: Leach H.B. No. 2460       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the attorney general's defense of a district or county   attorney against certain lawsuits in federal court.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  The heading to Section 402.024, Government Code,   is amended to read as follows:          Sec. 402.024.  DEFENSE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY , COUNTY   ATTORNEY, OR GRAND JUROR.          SECTION 2.  Section 402.024, Government Code, is amended by   adding Subsection (c) to read as follows:           (c)     The attorney general may defend a state district   attorney or a county attorney in an action in a federal court if:                 (1)     the district or county attorney is a defendant   because of the district or county attorney's position;                 (2)     the cause of action relates to the enforcement of a   state statute; and                 (3)     the district or county attorney requests the   attorney general's assistance in the defense.          SECTION 3.  Section 402.024, Government Code, as amended by   this Act, applies only to a court action filed in federal court on   or after the effective date of this Act. A court action filed   before the effective date of this Act is governed by the law in   effect on the date the action was filed, and the former law is   continued in effect for that purpose.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.