Austin American Statesman

A state district judge refused to throw out the criminal charges against Gov. Rick Perry, ruling Tuesday that special prosecutor Michael McCrum had been properly appointed to the case

And, related to that, the prosecutor is not going to be thrown out. (Texas Tribune)

The special prosecutor pressing criminal charges against Gov. Rick Perry will not be disqualified from the case over questions around the oath of office he took. A judge ruled Tuesday that the prosecutor was properly sworn into office.

"This court concludes that [Special Prosecutor Michael] McCrum's authority was not voided by the procedural irregularities in how and when the oath of office were administered and filed," Visiting Judge Bert Richardson wrote in a 16-page ruling filed in Austin.

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