State public corruption prosecutors are sending a message just before the Texas Legislature possibly puts their office out of business.
The state's Public Integrity Unit on Monday rebuffed a request from the Texas Department of Public Safety to clear the agency's name over $20 million in border security contracts that have come under intense scrutiny.
The Republican-controlled House is poised to vote to shut down the unit, which was downsized after former Gov. Rick Perry vetoed its funding in 2013.
Perry was later indicted for the veto on abuse of power charges.
Prosecutor Gregg Cox, who runs the unit, told DPS that his thin staff can't handle any more cases. He said he hopes lawmakers notice that Texas currently has no other agency that can investigate allegations of political malfeasance.
