The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals stuck with an earlier ruling that Attorney General Ken Paxton does not have the power on his own to investigate and prosecute suspected election crimes. The Austin American-Statesman reported the court turned down Paxton’s request to reverse a December ruling which struck down a 1985 law giving the attorney general that authority.That ruling by the court, which consists of all Republicans, said the 1985 law violated the state’s separation of powers doctrine, since it gave the attorney general’s office, which is in the executive branch, prosecution authority reserved for members of the judicial branch ...