With the consent of the appropriate local county or district attorney, the attorney general has concurrent jurisdiction with that consenting local prosecutor to prosecute an offense under this chapter.
Tex. Penal Code § 39.015
CONCURRENT JURISDICTION TO PROSECUTE OFFENSES UNDER THIS CHAPTER
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Lo, Ex Parte John Christopher (2013)
Most recently applied in Office of the Attorney General v. Ginger Weatherspoon (September 2015)
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 378 (S.B. 563), Sec. 2, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.