The Calhoun County criminal district attorney must attend certain criminal court sessions, represent the state and county in covered matters, collect authorized fees, and may appoint assistants and employ stenographers subject to county authorization and salary minimums.
Sec. 44.129. CALHOUN COUNTY. (a) The criminal district attorney of Calhoun County shall attend each term and session of the district and inferior courts of Calhoun County, except municipal courts, held for the transaction of criminal business, and shall exclusively represent the state in all criminal matters before those courts. (b) The criminal district attorney shall represent Calhoun County in any court in which the county has pending business. This subsection does not prevent the county from retaining other legal counsel in a civil matter as it considers appropriate. (c) The criminal district attorney has all the powers, duties, and privileges in Calhoun County that are conferred by law on county and district attorneys in the various counties and districts. (d) The criminal district attorney shall collect the fees, commissions, and perquisites that are provided by law for similar services rendered by a district or county attorney. (e) The criminal district attorney is entitled to receive a salary from the state in the amount provided by general law for the compensation of district attorneys. The Commissioners Court of Calhoun County may supplement the compensation paid by the state. (f) The criminal district attorney, for the purpose of conducting the affairs of the office, may appoint the assistant criminal district attorneys that the Commissioners Court of Calhoun County may authorize. The salary of an assistant criminal district attorney must be at least $4,800 a year. (g) The criminal district attorney may employ as many stenographers as the Commissioners Court of Calhoun County may authorize. The salary of a stenographer employed by the criminal district attorney must be at least $3,000 a year. (h) The supplemental compensation paid to the criminal district attorney by the county and the salaries of the assistant criminal district attorneys and stenographers employed by the criminal district attorney shall be paid from the officers' salary fund if that fund is adequate. If the officers' salary fund is not adequate, the commissioners court shall transfer the necessary funds from the general fund of the county to the officers' salary fund. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.