TX HB5138

Grants the Texas Attorney General jurisdiction to prosecute criminal offenses under the Election Code if a local prosecuting attorney fails to take prosecutorial action within 6 months of receiving a probable cause report from law enforcement

Requires law enforcement agencies to simultaneously submit copies of election crime reports to both the local prosecuting attorney and the attorney general

Mandates local prosecuting attorneys and law enforcement agencies to provide all requested investigation information to the attorney general upon request

Allows local prosecutors to file a motion in district court objecting to the attorney general's takeover of a case, but the court must order the attorney general to proceed if it finds no local prosecutorial action was taken

Applies only to offenses committed on or after September 1, 2026