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

Texas may soon have a process to remove local prosecutors who won’t pursue abortion, election cases

The Travis County Criminal Court, at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center, in Austin as screens display case information on May 9, 2023.
Screens display case information on May 9 at the Travis County Criminal Court at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center in Austin. (Credit: Evan L'Roy/The Texas Tribune)

The Texas Senate passed a bill Friday that would allow locally elected prosecutors who choose not to enforce certain laws to be removed for misconduct.

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