[AliVeritas]

Check it out:

http://texasrainmaker.blogspot.com/2005/09/tom-delay-indicted-via-austin-american.html

Also,
Texas Election Code:

http://www.capitol.state.tx.us/statutes/docs/EL/content/htm/el.015.00.000251.00.htm#251.004.00


§ 251.004. VENUE. (a) Venue for a criminal offense prescribed by this title is in the county of residence of the defendant, unless the defendant is not a Texas resident, in which case venue is in Travis County.
DeLay's residence is in Fort Bend County (Sugar Land), not Travis County (Austin).

Article, so you don't have to register:
http://www.statesman.com/opinion/content/editorial/stories/05/21earle_edit.html

[A Citizen Reporter]

"In any event, Earle isn't going to resign. Most likely, he'll keep hammering away at the central thesis of his speech — the dangers posed to democracy by big money donors, especially corporations.

It's a topic worthy of discussion, and Earle said he'd be happy to preach that gospel elsewhere. "I'd be happy to make that same speech at a Republican fund raiser," Earle said in discussing the fallout from this speech."

Oh, NOW I understand why there were so many people on here saying that Earle was non-partisian. Cough.

They came on in droves this afternoon to point out that Ronnie Earle has indicted both dims and repubs. After reading some of Earle's speeches I think he can be more correctly characterized as a Marxist. He hates every corporation he has ever heard of, until he can extort them.

[goldstategop]

Given the statute, its reasonable to surmise DeLay's attoneys can get the case transferred to Fort Bend County whose D.A will make the decision as whether or not to proceed with the indictment.

(Denny Crane: "Sometimes you can only look for answers from God and failing that... and Fox News".)