Voters Pick Rosemary Lehmberg As New Travis County District Attorney

Rosemary Lehmberg won a runoff election Tuesday to take over the office of Travis County district attorney, which has statewide jurisdiction for the investigation and prosecution of workers’ compensation fraud and insurance fraud, as well as prosecution of state government officials.Lehmberg, 58, won the Democratic Party nomination to succeed retiring District Attorney Ronnie Earle (D), who was elected to the office in 1976.There is no Republican candidate, and barring the unlikely event of successful write-in campaign, Lehmburg should take over the office Jan. 1.She will be the first wo...