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Texas AG Ken Paxton sued over new rule to rein in ‘rogue’ DAs by allowing him access to their case records

May 18, 2025

Five Texas district attorneys are suing state Attorney General Ken Paxton, challenging new rules that would give his office broad authority to access their office’s case records, according to a new report.  In the two lawsuits filed on Friday, the district attorneys said the rule, in effect since April, is an unconstitutional overreach that violates the separation of powers and would impose unnecessary burdens on county prosecutors, The...

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