Avecado says he is not letting the FBI nor the Texas Rangers “ take over the investigation “.
I’m pretty sure that the FBI doesn’t need an invitation from him to investigate potential Civil Rights infringements, but , absent a request from HPD or the County Sheriff, which State Official has the authority to send them to investigate? Is it only the Governor?
The FBI can investigate civil rights violations whether they are called in by the department or not.
I've seen them do it.
Sometimes they will let the state prosecute under state law, but those terms are usually with a condition of conviction and minimum prison sentence.
If the D.A. fails to prosecute and get a conviction and minimum sentence, the the FBI & US Atty will prosecute under federal statutes and sentence accordingly upon conviction.
