Texas Republicans pressure court to reverse decision blocking attorney general from prosecuting election cases
Republicans from Gov. Greg Abbott on down are pressuring the all-GOP Texas Court of Criminal Appeals to reverse a December ruling that gutted the attorney general’s power to go after election cases on his own. Full Story
![State Attorney General Ken Paxton, right, speaks at a press conference at the Houston Recovery Center on October 26, 2021.](https://thumbnails.texastribune.org/Zpztp2FAQN0iWr90qnKUkg7VwEU=/850x570/smart/filters:quality(75)/https://static.texastribune.org/media/files/db203bbcbb4e4ebfd9840edd83d5392b/Ken%20Paxton%20File%20MF%20TT%2004.jpg)