The Texas House advanced a bill Thursday that creates a path for removing district attorneys from office for not prosecuting certain types of crimes.
“I support prosecutorial discretion and know it is a central element of our criminal justice system,” said Mansfield GOP Rep. David Cook, the bill’s author. The bill “makes it crystal clear the rule of law must be respected and enforced in Texas.”
House Speaker Dade Phelan, R-Beaumont, declared Cook’s bill one of his priority bills for the session. In opening day remarks in January, Phelan criticized prosecutors for not upholding state laws.Dallas DA John Creuzot bucks Abbott, Paxton and declines to prosecute families for trans youth care
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