Travis County DA faces removal attempt under Texas law targeting 'rogue' prosecutors

District Attorney José Garza, accompanied by his wife Kate Garza, gives a victory speech at a election night party in March. A Travis County resident has filed a petition to remove the DA from office.

Travis County resident Mary Dupuis filed a petition to remove Garza from office on April 8. The filing came just over a month after Garza won the March Democratic primary for district attorney in a The petition alleges that misconduct includes"indiscriminately" pressing charges against law enforcement officials and presenting those cases to grand juries. The filing also argues Garza has refused to prosecute certain crimes, citing statements he has made on not pursuing abortion-related cases.

This is not the first challenge Garza has faced under HB 17. Jason Salazar filed a petition to remove the DA from office last December. At the time, Garza's office was prosecuting Salazar for a felony drug charge. The criminal charge Salazar was facing disqualified him from seeking to remove the DA under the law.

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