Austin (WBAP/KLIF) – The Texas attorney general does not have the authority to unilaterally prosecute claims of election fraud; so says the all-Tepublican Texas Court of Criminal Appeals.
The court struck part of a Texas election code that gives the state A-G that authority as the the “state’s top law enforcement officer.”
The 8-1 opinion says the law violates the separation of powers clause in the Texas Constitution and adds that the attorney general can only get involved in a case when asked to by a local district or county attorney.
In reaction Attorney General Ken Paxton tweeted that the ruling “could be devastating for future elections in Texas.”
Also via twitter, Harris County Attorney Christian Menefee cheered the ruling as a “win for local government and Texans.”
More reaction from Twitter user Scott Braddock who identifies himself as “Editor of the influential insider newsletter @QuorumReport who wrote:
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