Abbott: Kaufman County Killers Will Be Brought to Justice

GRAPEVINE � The state�s top law enforcement officer makes his first comments about the murders of public officials in Kaufman County. Attorney General Greg Abbott made a promise during remarks at a Tarrant County Tea Party event in Grapevine. Abbott said, �We are going to track down these murderers and bring them to justice to protect the men and women who prosecute these criminals in the first place and put them behind bars.� Meanwhile, at the capitol, a bill that would make killing a district attorney in Texas a death penalty offense got a House committee hearing. If passed, though, it would not apply to the murders of DA Mike McLelland and Assistant DA Mark Hasse.