A rule proposed by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton may cost Bexar County taxpayers millions and delay justice in thousands of cases, Bexar County District Att
by Mariah MedinaThe rule would require District Attournies to sift through thousands of cases and submit them to AG Paxton's office. orney Joe Gonzales warned.
Paxton announced the proposed rule the Friday leading into what's traditionally the spring break holiday. His office issued a press release stating it would "promote accountability and rule of law," though Gonzales contends this is a vehicle to go after district attorneys in urban areas with political views contrary to Paxton's.
The case file in any prosecution where a defendant has raised a justification under Chapter 9 of the Penal Code, Subchapters C and/or D All correspondence regarding any decision not to indict a person who was arrested by the Texas Department of Public Safety for a violent crime
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