Texas Government Code 46.001 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 46.001
- Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
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 § 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 § 46.002.
(4) “State prosecuting attorney” means the state prosecuting attorney appointed under Chapter 42.