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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Sneha Dey

Amid personal conflict, Hays County clerk turned to Republican’s “rogue” prosecutor law to oust fellow Democrat

Hays Co. District Attorney Kelly Higgins.
Hays County District Attorney Kelly Higgins is being targeted by a fellow Democrat under a new state law Republicans crafted to remove "rogue" prosecutors from office. (Credit: Campaign website)

The Republican-led Texas Legislature passed a new law that went into effect this month that allows prosecutors to be removed from office if they choose not to go after certain crimes. The goal: to rein in “rogue” district attorneys in Texas’ large, left-leaning counties.

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