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Texas judges weigh if AG Ken Paxton can enforce new data-reporting rules on prosecutors.
Texas judges are reviewing Attorney General Ken Paxton’s authority to enforce new reporting rules requiring prosecutors in large, mostly Democratic counties to submit detailed criminal case data to his office.
The rules, implemented in March, mandate reports on indictments, case resolutions, and internal communications, with noncompliance potentially leading to removal from office.
Nine prosecutors sued, arguing the rules are unconstitutional, impose excessive costs—estimated at over $22 million by Dallas County—and infringe on judicial independence.
A Travis County judge temporarily blocked enforcement, and the 15th Court of Appeals heard arguments over whether the Texas Government Code grants the AG broad rulemaking power over elected prosecutors.
The outcome could shape the extent of the AG’s oversight over local prosecutors.
Los jueces de Texas evalúan si el fiscal general Ken Paxton puede imponer nuevas reglas de reporte de datos a los fiscales.