Texas considers giving prosecutors more security

Published April 3, 2013 4:00am ET



HOUSTON (AP) — After two Texas prosecutors were slain in two months, law enforcement agencies across the state are considering steps to better protect attorneys who go after violent criminals, including providing round-the-clock security details and withholding personal information from public records.

Last weekend’s fatal shootings of the Kaufman County district attorney and his wife in their home were so alarming that county officials assigned a 24-hour security detail to the interim prosecutor who took over the job. Another prosecutor in the state’s Panhandle region encouraged his staff to request that property records not list their home addresses.

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