1.0The Texas Observerhttps://www.texasobserver.orgJonathan Yorkhttps://www.texasobserver.org/author/jonathan-york/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="04tGe0YEcN"><a href="https://www.texasobserver.org/1982-prosecutors-get-pounded-the-district-attorneys-meet-their-own-personal-alamo-in-the-79th-legislature/">Prosecutors Get Pounded</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.texasobserver.org/1982-prosecutors-get-pounded-the-district-attorneys-meet-their-own-personal-alamo-in-the-79th-legislature/embed/#?secret=04tGe0YEcN" width="600" height="338" title="“Prosecutors Get Pounded” — The Texas Observer" data-secret="04tGe0YEcN" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(c,l){"use strict";var e=!1,o=!1;if(l.querySelector)if(c.addEventListener)e=!0;if(c.wp=c.wp||{},c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage);else if(c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if(!t);else if(!(t.secret||t.message||t.value));else if(/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret));else{for(var r,s,a,i=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),n=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=0;o<n.length;o++)n[o].style.display="none";for(o=0;o<i.length;o++)if(r=i[o],e.source!==r.contentWindow);else{if(r.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message){if(1e3<(s=parseInt(t.value,10)))s=1e3;else if(~~s<200)s=200;r.height=s}if("link"===t.message)if(s=l.createElement("a"),a=l.createElement("a"),s.href=r.getAttribute("src"),a.href=t.value,a.host===s.host)if(l.activeElement===r)c.top.location.href=t.value}}},e)c.addEventListener("message",c.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",t,!1),c.addEventListener("load",t,!1);function t(){if(o);else{o=!0;for(var e,t,r,s=-1!==navigator.appVersion.indexOf("MSIE 10"),a=!!navigator.userAgent.match(/Trident.*rv:11\./),i=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),n=0;n<i.length;n++){if(!(r=(t=i[n]).getAttribute("data-secret")))r=Math.random().toString(36).substr(2,10),t.src+="#?secret="+r,t.setAttribute("data-secret",r);if(s||a)(e=t.cloneNode(!0)).removeAttribute("security"),t.parentNode.replaceChild(e,t);t.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:r},"*")}}}}(window,document); </script> Prosecutors Get Pounded The district attorneys meet their own personal Alamo in the 79th Legislature BY JONATHAN YORK or more than 30 years, district attorneys have held sway on criminal justice issues at the Texas Capitol. Rob Kepple, the executive director of the Texas District and County Attorneys Association (TDCAA) traces their dominance back to […]https://www.texasobserver.org/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/about-the-texas-observer.jpg740402