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- ↑ "Ashley Chapman Hoff is Sworn In as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas". www.justice.gov. 2021-02-08. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ↑ "Gregg N. Sofer Is Sworn In as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas". www.justice.gov. 2020-10-13. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ↑ "Senate confirms former El Paso DA Jaime Esparza as US attorney for Western District of Texas". El Paso Times. Retrieved 2022-12-09.
- ↑ "Jaime Esparza Sworn in as U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Texas". www.justice.gov. 2022-12-12. Retrieved 2022-12-21.
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