Texas Insider Report: AUSTIN Texas Governor Greg Abbott today released the following statement regarding the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas decision on the lawsuit filed by a Texas-led coalition of 26 states challenging President Obamas executive action on immigration:
President Obama abdicated his responsibility to uphold the United States Constitution when he attempted to circumvent the laws passed by Congress via executive fiat and Judge Hanens decision rightly stops the Presidents overreach in its tracks. We live in a nation governed by a system of checks and balances and the Presidents attempt to by-pass the will of the American people was successfully checked today. The District Courts ruling is very clear -- it prevents the President from implementing the policies in any and all aspects."
Following President Obamas announcement of his plan to take executive action and grant legal status to individuals illegally present in the United States then-Attorney General Abbott filed a lawsuit challenging the Presidents action on December 3 2014. Texas was initially joined by 16 states in filing the lawsuit; that number has since grown to 26 states.
