It was state district judge Scott Becker. The Collin County prosecutor recused himself which bumped the case up to the district court judge who examines the merits of the complaint and if needed hires a prosecutor(s)
In spite of what you say, this is similar to what happened with Perry.
The complaint against Perry was filed with the Travis county prosecutor, who recused herself, bumped the case up to the district judge, who recused herself, bumped the case up to the appellate court judge Billy Ray Stubblefield(Perry appointee), who hired retired/visiting judge Bert Richardson to hear the case in the district court. Richardson hired McCrum as the prosecutor.
Thanks for the details.
The reports in the MSM can be assumed to be slanted in a way that will make the Republican look guilty.
I should have remembered that.