Appeals court: Texas Democrats cannot sue for legal fees
A state appeals court Friday tossed out a Texas Democratic Party lawsuit seeking state money for legal fees resulting from the federal court battle over redistricting maps drawn in 2011.
Democrats argued that $88,425 in litigation fees incurred because the party was named in several lawsuits and intervened in others were eligible for reimbursement under the Texas Election Code because the expenses were necessary to hold the 2012 primaries.
The party sued after the secretary of state denied the payment.
On Friday, the 3rd Court of Appeals in Austin dismissed the Democrats lawsuit, ruling that the party failed to include legal fees when it submitted its first estimate of election-related expenses.
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