Ken Paxton’s campaign against election crimes ensnared a Texas justice of the peace three times before judges thwarted the efforts

Tomas Ramirez III, attorney and justice of the peace for Medina County Precinct 4, takes calls and responds to emails at his office in Devine on March 12. (Credit: Kaylee Greenlee Beal for The Texas Tribune)

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DEVINE — In this small town of a few thousand people southwest of San Antonio, Tomas Ramirez III spent a decadeslong law career walking his clients through an array of legal procedures — indictments, arrests, arraignments — as they collectively faced a range of criminal charges.