Legal Opinion
Carlos Cascos, in His Official Capacity as Secretary of State of Texas v. Tarrant County Democratic Party Steve Maxwell, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Tarrant County Democratic Party Texas Democratic Party Gilberto Hinojosa, in His Official Capacity as Chair of the Texas Democratic Party
Texas Supreme Court
Decided October 30, 2015No. 14-0470PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Per curiam
Political parties may apply to the secretary of state for state funds to reimburse expenses connected with administering primary elections. See Tex. Elec. Code. §§ 173.001, .081-085. If the political party disagrees with the secretary of state’s reimbursement decision, it may sue the secretary in Travis County district court. Id. § 173.086(a). This appeal is from such a suit.
The secretary of state declined to reimburse certaip legal expenses because the political party incurred those expenses after the primary election and in connection with the general election. The district court also…
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