A petition to remove Jose Garza, a Democrat and Travis County's top prosecutor, was written by his former Republican opponent.'
Last year, Republican lawmakers boasted about removing politics from local criminal prosecutions when they passed a law that makes it easier to remove elected district attorneys who refuse to try certain crimes. But the law’s first real test – a push to remove Austin ’s Democratic district attorney – shows their attempts have only injected more politics into the process.
Gov. Greg Abbott signs bills aimed at ‘rogue’ DAs and boosting rural law enforcement The petition against Travis County D.A. Jose Garza, which a local resident submitted last month, was written by Garza's former Republican opponent. The judge overseeing the case was appointed by Gov. Greg Abbott, an outspoken critic of Garza.
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