Report: AG Greg Abbott brags Texas pays nearly $4M so far to sue feds
AUSTIN, Texas Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott likes to brag about fighting the Obama administration, memorably describing his workday this way: "I go into the office, I sue the federal government and then I go home."
He doesn't talk much about the multimillion-dollar tab that taxpayers pick up for that work.
The San Antonio Express-News reports the state so far has paid nearly $4 million in costs associated with 31 lawsuits against the federal government since 2004, according to records provided by Abbott's office. Three were filed while George W. Bush was president, and 28 were against the Obama administration.
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More than half the total nearly $2.4 million was for two lawsuits seeking federal approval under the Voting Rights Act for GOP-driven redistricting maps and voter identification law. Preclearance was denied, and it's no longer required at this point because of a separate U.S. Supreme Court ruling in a case supported by Abbott. Other court cases on those topics continue.
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