A Texas judge says he plans to have a special prosecutor review allegations that Gov. Rick Perry (R) abused the powers of his office and broke the law over a veto that cut funding for state public corruption investigators, CBS Dallas-Fort Worth reports.
Judge Robert Richardson expects to name a special prosecutor as early as next week to look at the complaint filed by a watchdog group, Texans for Public Justice.


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