Tex. Elec. Code § 273.002 : ELECTION CODE — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS — CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION AND OTHER ENFORCEMENT PROCEEDINGS — CRIMINAL INVESTIGATION — Local Assistance to Attorney General TEXT PDF For an election in which the attorney general is conducting an investigation, the attorney general may: (1) direct the county or district attorney serving a county in the territory covered by the election to conduct or assist the attorney general in conducting the investigation; or (2) direct the Department of Public Safety to assist in conducting the investigation. Tex. Elec. Code § 273.002 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 211, Sec. 1, eff. 1/1/1986.