HJR 36 Texas House · 89th Legislature, 2nd Called Session (2025)

Proposing a constitutional amendment specifying the authority of the attorney general to prosecute a criminal offense prescribed by the election laws of this state.

This bill proposes a constitutional amendment to clarify that Texas's Attorney General has concurrent authority with county and district attorneys to prosecute criminal violations of election laws. It directly affects the Attorney General's office and local prosecutors by establishing shared jurisdiction over election-related crimes, rather than granting the AG exclusive power. The amendment must be approved by voters in a 2026 election, as specified in Section 2 of the resolution. This is a procedural change to the state constitution, not a new law creating offenses.
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Introduced Aug 21, 2025 Last action Aug 21, 2025
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