Charges against Rick Perry dismissed by Texas high court, on constitutional grounds

In 2013, Travis County (Tex.) District Attorney Rosemary Lehmberg was convicted of drunken driving, but refused to resign. Then-Gov. Rick Perry (R) threatened to veto $7.5 million in appropriations for the public integrity unit in the Travis County DA’s office unless Lehmberg resigned. When Lehmberg refused to resign, Perry made good on his threat. But […]