Text of article effective until January 01, 2025
Art. 2.07.  ATTORNEY PRO TEM.  (a)  Whenever an attorney for the state is disqualified to act in any case or proceeding, is absent from the county or district, or is otherwise unable to perform the duties of the attorney's office, or in any instance where there is no attorney for the state, the judge of the court in which the attorney represents the state may appoint, from any county or district, an attorney for the state or may appoint an assistant attorney general to perform the duties of the office during the absence or disqualification of the attorney for the state.
(b)  Except as otherwise provided by this subsection, the duties of the appointed office are additional duties of the appointed attorney's present office, and the attorney is not entitled to additional compensation.  This subsection does not prevent a commissioners court of a county from contracting with another commissioners court to pay expenses and reimburse compensation paid by a county to an attorney who is appointed to perform additional duties.
(b-1)  An attorney for the state who is not disqualified to act may request the court to permit the attorney's recusal in a case for good cause, and on approval by the court, the attorney is disqualified.
(c)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 341), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
(d)  In this article, "attorney for the state" means a county attorney with criminal jurisdiction, a district attorney, or a criminal district attorney.
(e)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 341), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
(f)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 341), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
(g)  Repealed by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 341), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 1965, 59th Leg., vol. 2, p. 317, ch. 722.  Amended by Acts 1967, 60th Leg., p. 1733, ch. 659, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1967;  Acts 1973, 63rd Leg., p. 356, ch. 154, Sec. 1, eff. May 23, 1973.
Subsec. (b) amended by and subsec. (b-1) added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 918, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 31, 1987;  Subsecs. (e), (f) added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995;  Subsec. (g) added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1545, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by: 
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 341), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 580 (S.B. 341), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
Repealed by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 3.001(1), eff. January 1, 2025.