Tex. Election Code § 273.002
This is the official text of Tex. Election Code § 273.002, part of Texas’s Election Code — governs how elections are conducted.
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§ 273.002. LOCAL ASSISTANCE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.
Official statutory text
For an election in which the attorney general is conducting an investigation, the attorney general may:
(1) direct the county or district attorney serving a county in the territory covered by the election to conduct or assist the attorney general in conducting the investigation; or
(2) direct the Department of Public Safety to assist in conducting the investigation.
(1) direct the county or district attorney serving a county in the territory covered by the election to conduct or assist the attorney general in conducting the investigation; or
(2) direct the Department of Public Safety to assist in conducting the investigation.
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