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Tex. Government Code § 402.009

AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY AND COMMISSION PEACE OFFICERS

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Tex. Government Code § 402.009, AUTHORITY TO EMPLOY AND COMMISSION PEACE OFFICERS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/651941
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(a) The attorney general may employ and commission peace officers as investigators for the limited purpose of assisting the attorney general in carrying out the duties of that office relating to prosecution assistance and crime prevention. (b) The attorney general shall ensure that a commissioned peace officer employed as authorized under Subsection (a) is compensated according to Schedule C of the position classification salary schedule prescribed by the General Appropriations Act.