Report: Texas AG has spent $2.5M suing federal government

AUSTIN (Legal Newsline) - Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott has filed more than 20 lawsuits against the federal government since President Barack Obama was elected in 2008.

According to a report by The Associated Press, those lawsuits have cost the state more than $2.5 million and more than 14,000 man hours.

And of the 24 lawsuits filed, more than than most have resulted in defeats -- including two high-profile suits over the state's voter ID law and new state-approved voting districts.

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