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How Republicans Hijacked One of Texas’s Biggest Swing Counties
Digital subscribers can listen to this article. Subscribe today for unlimited access to Texas Monthly. Already a subscriber? Log in. Depending on how you count, Fort Bend County currently has zero, one, or two chief executives. In March, the elected county judge, a Democrat turned Republican named KP George, was convicted of felony money laundering after spending campaign funds on personal expenses. George’s downfall set off a political crisis that has thrown the suburban county southwest of Houston into chaos. While George appealed his conviction, a separate civil lawsuit sought his suspension from office. Under Texas law, the civil case had to be heard by a visiting judge, one temporarily appointed to hear a case in a court they do not normally preside over. The rule seems…The post How Republicans Hijacked One of Texas’s Biggest Swing Counties appeared first on Texas Monthly.