TX SB2384

Creates five new Regional Administrative Judicial Districts covering all 254 Texas counties, with each district composed of specific groupings of counties across different geographic regions of the state

Establishes an elected regional district attorney position for each of the five districts, serving four-year terms and representing the state in district and inferior courts within their respective regions

Grants regional district attorneys authority to take over prosecution of criminal cases from local county or district attorneys by providing written notice, after which the local prosecutor is barred from the case unless the regional attorney withdraws

Allows regional district attorneys to change venue to any county within their district for transferred cases, with courts required to grant such motions if filed within 14 days of notice and before jeopardy attaches

Requires regional district attorneys and local prosecuting attorneys within the same district to assist one another in conducting their duties, with local prosecutors able to assist on transferred cases under regional attorney supervision

Takes effect September 1, 2025