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A JOINT RESOLUTION
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proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of |
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the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by |
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the election laws of this state. |
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BE IT RESOLVED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 22, Article IV, Texas Constitution, is |
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amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 22. (a) The Attorney General shall represent the State |
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in all suits and pleas in the Supreme Court of the State in which the |
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State may be a party, and shall especially inquire into the charter |
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rights of all private corporations, and from time to time, in the |
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name of the State, take such action in the courts as may be proper |
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and necessary to prevent any private corporation from exercising |
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any power or demanding or collecting any species of taxes, tolls, |
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freight or wharfage not authorized by law. The Attorney General |
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[He] shall, whenever sufficient cause exists, seek a judicial |
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forfeiture of such charters, unless otherwise expressly directed by |
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law, and give legal advice in writing to the Governor and other |
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executive officers, when requested by them, and perform such other |
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duties as may be required by law. |
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(b) The Attorney General shall have concurrent jurisdiction |
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with each county or district attorney of this State to represent |
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this State in the prosecution of a criminal offense prescribed by |
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the election laws of this State. |
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SECTION 2. This proposed constitutional amendment shall be |
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submitted to the voters at an election to be held November 7, 2023. |
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The ballot shall be printed to provide for voting for or against the |
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proposition: "The constitutional amendment specifying the |
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authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense |
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prescribed by the election laws of this state." |