TX SB1457

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 procedures for emergency removal of children in child protection cases

Maintains the existing prohibition preventing district or county attorneys from representing interests adverse to the state in all other court cases

Preserves the restriction preventing former district or county attorneys from serving as counsel against the state in any case where they previously represented the state

Applies only to prosecutions of offenses committed on or after the effective date, with offenses committed before that date governed by prior law

Takes effect September 1, 2025