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.........Texas Monthly called him one of the 25 most powerful Texans, while the Houston Chronicle said he’s “the most feared environmentalist in the state.”

It amazes me that Rick Perry never took this douchebag on, by denying resources or law enforcement support or authority to EPA agents, for example. Texas has an almost unique ability to thwart the Federal government by threatening to withhold tax receipts, since they send so much more than they get back. I would love to see how the EPA or Fish and Wildlife would react if Texas DPS officers blocked them from raiding a businesses, or entering a "wetland" site. Would Obama call out the National Guard? PLEASE try it, Gov. Perry.

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Texas spends big bucks suing federal government ..........................".Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said the costs are worth it, calling the litigation "a fight against the unprecedented ideology coming from the Obama administration." In an interview, he said the legal battles he wages are meant to promote industry and protect Texas jobs.

Abbott took office in 2002 and sued the federal government three times between 2004 and 2007 while fellow Republican George W. Bush was president. But the floodgates opened under Obama, with Texas suing two dozen times since 2010. Sixteen of Abbott's lawsuits challenged environmental regulations.

....Texas has won five of Abbott's 27 cases, lost eight and had two others dismissed because the regulations or laws being challenged were lifted or repealed by Congress. The other 12 are pending....."