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The District Attorney Investigator's Jeff Case Kim Arnold 1700 Wilbarger, Room 32 Vernon, TX 76384 Phone: (940) 553-3346 Fax: (940) 552-9630
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DISTRICT ATTORNEY. The office of district attorney was first provided for in the Constitution of 1836.qv According to an 1840 law, the district attorney was to be appointed for a two-year term by the president of the Republic of Texasqv with the advice and consent of the Senate. The office was continued by the Constitution of 1845qv and was made elective by law in 1850; the constitutions of 1866 and 1874qqv likewise continued the office. A constitutional amendment in 1954 extended the term of office to four years. The district attorney is primarily an attorney for the state in district court. He may represent state agencies when the attorney general does not, and he may assist in the enforcement of state agency regulations. BIBLIOGRAPHY: Guide to Texas Laws for County Officials (Austin: Texas Department of Community Affairs, 1988).
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