James Moore has been reporting and analyzing Texas politics since 1975. He writes a weekly newsletter at Texas to the World. The views expressed in this commentary are his own. View more opinion on CNN.Almost every time the White House or Congress institutes a law that Texas leadership doesn't like, the state sues Washington, D.C.
He has broadly denied any wrongdoing regarding the allegations and investigation into his conduct and has rejected the notion that that suit was pardon-motivated. Meanwhile, Paxton only accelerated his filing of lawsuits when President Joe Biden took office -- making Texas the first state to sue the Democrat just two days after his inauguration.