Election Laws

HOUSTON — A Texas appeals court reversed an order quashing a felony charge of tampering with government records brought against Jefferson County Sheriff Zena Stephens, finding the state’s attorney general is authorized to prosecute violations of election laws, even if such violations are outside the state’s Election Code. 

Stephens is also charged with two counts of accepting a cash contribution over $100. 

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