Tex. Gov't Code § 402.021 : GOVERNMENT CODE — EXECUTIVE BRANCH — EXECUTIVE OFFICERS — ATTORNEY GENERAL — DUTIES — Representation of State TEXT PDF The attorney general shall prosecute and defend all actions in which the state is interested before the supreme court and courts of appeals. Tex. Gov't. Code § 402.021 Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 147, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.