. >> reporter: governor rick perry insisted limburg step down too. it was so embarrassing. but rosemary limburg, a powerful texas democrat is still in office. >> i'm going enter this courthouse with my head held hawaii eye. >> reporter: and in a twist of political fate, it is now republican governor rick perry who has just been indicted related to the limburg case. mike mccrumb was the special prosecutor. >> count one of the indictment charges him with abuse of official capacity, a first-degree felony, and count two of the indictment charges him with coercion of a public servant, a third-degree felony. >> reporter: here show it happened. limburg is perhaps the most powerful democrat in the state of texas, and a long-time thorn in the side of texas republicans. her district attorney's office runs the state's office of public integrity, which ironically investigates wrongdoing. >> turn your whole body. >> by state officials. when she got drunk, perry saw his chance to get rid of her, threatening to veto funds for the office of public integrity unless lehmberg stepped down. fi