The DAs say in two lawsuits that a new rule requiring counties to hand over almost all documents the attorney general’s office requests violates state and federal law.

Last month, it became a requirement for district and county attorneys that represent an area with a population of more than 400,000 people to provide “performance reports" to Attorney General Ken Paxton's office and provide certain case files.

The county and district attorneys of Travis and El Paso Counties filed a lawsuit Friday against Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his office over rules introduced in 2024 that require them to send sensitive case records to his office.