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2012 will be remembered in some quarters as the year voters rebuffed two of Texas' most ardently "tuff on crime" prosecutors. Williamson County DA John Bradley's ouster in the Republlican primary has been much discussed, but this week voters in Robertson County finally rejected long-time DA John Paschall, whose prosecution of the Heare drug stings earned him brief but unfavorable national notoriety. This is a county that Mitt Romney won 61-38 and where the only other contested, countywide seat (Sheriff) was won by a Republican. So a Democrat ousting a Republican DA with 52% of the vote is flat-out remarkable and can only be read as a personal rejection of the long-time incumbent. (Cue the music!)
Recently Grits had urged that a special prosecutor be appointed in the murder of a local civil rights activist (who was a relative of two of the Hearne-drug-sting defendants) because Paschall couldn't be trusted to objectively handle the case. Thankfully, the voters took care of any such conflict. Paschall's Democratic replacement was a staff attorney at the local drug court and, if he's competent at all, will be a welcome breath of fresh air. That may be the most heartening news I've heard out of Tuesday's election.
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