AG Paxton: Court Affirms OAG Authority to Prosecute Felony Election Law Violations

AG Paxton: Court Affirms OAG Authority to Prosecute Felony Election Law Violations

Attorney General Ken Paxton

AUSTIN – Attorney General Ken Paxton today announced that the First Court of Appeals in Texas reversed a district court decision that quashed one count of an indictment against Zena Collins Stephens for tampering with a government record, which is a state jail felony. The court also agreed that the Office of the Attorney General has the authority, granted by the Texas Legislature, to prosecute violations of all election laws. “I applaud the Court of Appeals […]