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The Texas Tribune
The Texas Tribune
National
Jolie McCullough and Eleanor Klibanoff

Texas Legislature passes bill reining in “rogue” prosecutors

Hurricane Harvey severely damaged Houston's 20-story Criminal Justice Center, taking out dozens of courtrooms, countless offices and enough holding cells to accommodate 900 inmates.
A view of Houston's Criminal Justice Center. (Credit: Pu Ying Huang for The Texas Tribune)

The Texas Legislature passed a bill Sunday to eradicate much of the discretionary power bestowed upon locally elected prosecutors.

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