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Tex. Gov't Code § 46.001

DEFINITIONS

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff

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.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.