A district court judge in Travis County has issued a temporary injunction halting the Texas Attorney General Office’s efforts to access confidential and internal operational records kept by district and county attorneys in El Paso, Travis and other counties.
“This decision prevents a massive and unconstitutional overreach by the Attorney General,” El Paso County Attorney Christina Sanchez said in a statement. “It protects victims’ privacy, spares our communities from unfunded mandates, and preserves our ability to focus on public safety.”
Judge Catherine A. Mauzy of the 419th Civil District Court on Friday issued the ruling after hearing arguments in three consolidated lawsuits, including one filed by El Paso and Travis counties in May, seeking to stop Attorney General Ken Paxton from implementing the controversial reporting rules…