* Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yarbrough (Democrat - 1978) - Texas Supreme Court Justice Don Yarbrough was convicted of lying to a grand jury and forgery. He gave up his seat and was sentenced to five years in prison.

    * Texas State Rep. Mike Martin (Republican - 1982) - Martin, who represented Longview, pled guilty to perjury and did not run for re-election.

    * State Treasurer Warren Harding (Democrat - 1982) - Harding pled no contest to official misconduct and did not run for re-election.

    * Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle (Democrat - 1982) - Earle once brought charges against himself, secured a conviction, and paid a $200 fine after his campaign failed to file required campaign finance reports [7]

    * Texas Attorney General Jim Mattox (Democrat - 1985) - Mattox, a political rival of Earle's,[8] was aquitted of bribery and went on to win re-election.

    * Texas House Speaker Gib Lewis (Democrat - 1992) - Lewis pled no contest to charges of failing to disclose a business investment after a plea bargain. He did not run for re-election and was fined $2000.

    * U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison (Republican - 1994) - Earle filed charges against Hutchinson, then Texas State Treasurer, for allegedly misusing state telephones and allegedly assaulting a staffer. Earle dropped the charges after the judge in the case questioned the admissibility of his evidence. [9]

    * Texas State Rep. Betty Denton (Democrat - 1995) - Denton was convicted of listing false loans and contributions on campaign finance reports and was sentenced to six months probation and fined $2000.

    * Texas State Rep. Lane Denton (Democrat - 1995) - After funneling money from the Texas Department of Public Safety Officers Association, Denton was convicted of theft and misapplication of fiduciary property. He was sentenced to 60 days work release, six years probation, and fined $6000.

    * Texas State Board of Education (SBOE) Members David Bradley (Republican), Bob Offutt (Republican), and Joe Bernal (Democrat) - Earle initiated a criminal investigation against three SBOE members in 2002. Earle accused the board members, who are elected from districts in Texas, of violating the state's "Open Meetings" law when the three met for lunch at a restaurant in Austin, Texas on the day of an SBOE meeting. The law requires a public meeting when elected bodies assemble in a quorum of three or more persons to conduct business. The SBOE members responded that they were simply eating lunch. Earle turned the investigation over to Travis County Attorney Ken Oden, who in turn indicted the members on misdemeanor counts.