{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-273.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Election Code § 273.002","heading":"LOCAL ASSISTANCE TO ATTORNEY GENERAL.","body":"For an election in which the attorney general is conducting an investigation, the attorney general may:\n(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\n(2) direct the Department of Public Safety to assist in conducting the investigation.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. Jan. 1, 1986.","path":["ELECTION CODE","TITLE 16. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 273. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS","SUBCHAPTER A. CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/EL/htm/EL.273.htm#273.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:06Z","sha256":"78b86f71e4c2ec0763413262199120bc7b40f451e2503887e681bb2aa9fe485a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-273.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-election-code-273.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}