I have been traveling the state, attending county conventions and meeting many, many amazing people. Certain common themes arise on these trips, often spurred by news stories.

One theme that has come up in two counties thus far is concern over the current attorney general’s level of commitment to Children’s Justice Centers (CJCs). CJCs are safe havens for child victims of abuse or witnesses of abuse to be interviewed about the horrific events they have seen or experienced. The children are interviewed by trained professionals and law enforcement officers are kept hidden behind two way mirrors so that the children feel safe, but the officers can gauge the sincerity/credibility of the child. The centers are overseen by the AG's office.

Individuals in the two counties were frustrated that the AG doesn’t seem to support the centers and wants the counties to take over the program.

What brought the concerns to the forefront is the AG’s frequent punditry on the Texas polygamy situation. While the Utah AG has been making the rounds of morning news shows, providing his two cents on the issue, the children taken from the compound are being interviewed in the Texas equivalent of the CJCs. The voters I spoke to were quick to catch the irony of the AG lauding his efforts on polygamy, while discounting the very agencies that make it possible to interview abused children from polygamous enclaves.