Text of article effective on January 01, 2025
Art. 45A.158.  ATTORNEY REPRESENTING STATE NOT PRESENT FOR TRIAL.  If an attorney representing the state is not present when the case is called for trial, the justice or judge may:
(1)  postpone the trial to a specified date;
(2)  appoint an attorney pro tem as provided by this code to represent the state; or
(3)  proceed to trial.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 1.001, eff. January 1, 2025.