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  89R17241 BCH-D     By: Morales of Maverick H.B. No. 4645       A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the creation of the office of district attorney for the   365th Judicial District and the duties of the district attorney for   the 293rd Judicial District.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 43.177, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 43.177.  293RD JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a) The voters of   Dimmit and Zavala Counties [ the 293rd Judicial District ] elect a   district attorney who represents the state in all matters in the     [ cases before that ] district courts having jurisdiction in those   counties  [ court ].          (b)  The commissioners court of Dimmit or Zavala County [ one   or more of the counties comprising the district ] may supplement the   state salary of the district attorney. The commissioners court of   each county may set the amount of supplemental compensation paid by   that county.          SECTION 2.  Subchapter B, Chapter 43, Government Code, is   amended by adding Section 43.1812 to read as follows:           Sec.   43.1812.     365TH JUDICIAL DISTRICT. (a)   The voters of   Maverick County elect a district attorney for the 365th Judicial   District who represents the state in all civil and criminal matters   that arise in the district court only in Maverick County.           (b)     The district attorney of the 365th Judicial District   also represents the state in all criminal and civil matters that   arise in the 293rd Judicial District in Maverick County.          SECTION 3.  The office of district attorney for the 365th   Judicial District is created on the effective date of this Act.          SECTION 4.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.