US EditionJudge Blocks Texas AG's Reporting Rules for Big-City Prosecutors
TRAVIS COUNTY, TEXAS, JUN 19 – A Travis County judge halted enforcement of Paxton's rules requiring prosecutors in large Texas counties to submit detailed case files amid constitutional challenges.
- This week, a Travis County judge blocked Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton from enforcing new rules requiring prosecutors in counties with over 400,000 residents to submit reports and case files to the AG's office in Austin.
- The lawsuit, filed last month by Dallas, Travis, Bexar, and Harris county DAs, challenges the rules as unconstitutional overreach that burdens prosecutors and infringes on judicial independence.
- The rules mandate that prosecutors provide information on internal policies, civil forfeiture spending, and indictment decisions, including cases where charges were not pursued, which Paxton says rein in rogue DAs.
- Dallas County DA John Creuzot called implementing the rules a 'logistical and operational nightmare' that would cost significant resources, and praised the injunction as preserving separation of powers.
- The injunction halts the rules temporarily, allowing prosecutors to focus on office duties, while the legal battle continues amid concerns over prosecutorial discretion and public accountability.
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A district judge has temporarily blocked new reporting requirements issued by the Texas Attorney General’s Office that prosecutors argued were unconstitutional and burdensome.
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