AUSTIN (Nexstar) — Texas lawmakers let out frustration against the Travis County District Attorney Office in a tense committee hearing on Wednesday afternoon, leading at least one Republican representative to suggest investigating and impeaching district attorney, José Garza.
The Texas House Select Committee on Governmental Oversight met at the Capitol to discuss one of the charges issued by Speaker Dustin Burrows: prosecutorial integrity.
Invited witnesses testified throughout the morning and painted a public perception that the Travis County DA office was soft on crime. Jennifer Stevens, the president of the Central Texas Public Safety Commission told lawmakers about her frustration with crime in Austin…