Texas A.G. Paxton Asks Court of Criminal Appeals to Reverse Its Decision Stripping OAG of Authority to Stop Election Fraud
January 04, 2022
January 04, 2022
AUSTIN, Texas, Jan. 4 -- Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton issued the following news release:
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Motion for Rehearing with the Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday requesting it reconsider its recent decision to strip the Legislature of its power to assign the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) authority to prosecute criminal election law violations.
The Legislature granted OAG that authority approximately 70 years ago, and the Texas S . . .
Attorney General Ken Paxton filed a Motion for Rehearing with the Court of Criminal Appeals yesterday requesting it reconsider its recent decision to strip the Legislature of its power to assign the Office of the Attorney General (OAG) authority to prosecute criminal election law violations.
The Legislature granted OAG that authority approximately 70 years ago, and the Texas S . . .