Relating to the duty of the attorney general to prosecute criminal offenses prescribed by the election laws of this state.

HB 126 requires the Texas Attorney General to prosecute certain election-related criminal offenses if local prosecutors fail to act within six months. Specifically, if a law enforcement agency submits a report of an election crime to both a local prosecutor and the Attorney General, and the local prosecutor hasn't initiated charges within six months, the Attorney General must take over the case. This applies only to offenses committed on or after the bill's effective date (91 days after the legislative session ends), and affects election crime defendants, local prosecutors, and the Attorney General's office. The bill amends existing election and government codes to clarify this prosecution duty and allow the Attorney General to direct local prosecutors to assist.