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Tex. Fam. Code § 71.007 (2026)

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Sec. 71.007. PROSECUTING ATTORNEY. "Prosecuting attorney" means the attorney, determined as provided in this title, who represents the state in a district or statutory county court in the county in which venue of the application for a protective order is proper.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. May 5, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2015–2022 · leading case: In re Houston Cnty. ex rel. Session, 515 S.W.3d 334 (Tex. App. 2015).
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In re Houston Cnty. ex rel. Session, 515 S.W.3d 334 (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Fam. Code Ann. § 71.007 (West 2014).”
Maryvel Suday v. Ana Smith (Tex. App. 2022). “1 See TEX. FAMILY CODE §§ 71.007, 81.007, 82.002; see also Lancaster v.”
in Re: Houston Cnty. Ex Rel Daphne L. Session (Tex. Crim. App. 2015). “TEX. FAM. CODE ANN. § 71.007 (West 2014).”
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