TX HB917

Creates an exception allowing district or county attorneys to serve as counsel adversely to the state when appointed as an attorney ad litem under Chapter 262 of the Family Code (which governs emergency child protective services proceedings and temporary custody hearings)

Maintains the existing prohibition preventing district or county attorneys from serving as counsel against the state in any other court proceedings

Preserves the rule that former district or county attorneys cannot represent parties adverse to the state in cases where they previously represented the state

Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2025, with prior offenses governed by former law

Takes effect September 1, 2025