Sec. 402.024. DEFENSE OF DISTRICT ATTORNEY, COUNTY ATTORNEY, OR GRAND JUROR. (a) The attorney general shall defend a state district attorney in an action in a federal court if: (1) the district attorney is a defendant because of the district attorney's office; (2) the cause of action accrued while the person filing the action was confined in the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; (3) the district attorney requests the attorney general's assistance in the defense; and (4) there is no action pending against the district attorney in which the attorney general is required to represent the state. (b) The attorney general shall defend a state grand juror who is a defendant in an action in any court if: (1) the suit involves an act of the person while in the performance of duties as a grand juror; and (2) the person requests the attorney general's assistance in the defense. (c) The attorney general may defend a state district attorney or a county attorney in an action in a federal court if: (1) the district or county attorney is a defendant because of the district or county attorney's position; (2) the cause of action relates to the enforcement of a state statute; and (3) the district or county attorney requests the attorney general's assistance in the defense.
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