Beginning in 2009, Texas has filed about forty-eight lawsuits against the Obama administration. Of those forty-eight lawsuits, thirty-one of them were filed by Texas Governor, Greg Abbott. Among these lawsuits, seven wins, nine withdrawn, twenty pending, and twelve losses. The most recent win is regarding Obama’s order that would have given millions of people relief from deportation. A split U.S. Supreme Court have decided with Texas to strike down Obama’s executive order. In June, the court dismisses a Texas lawsuit that will block the resettlement of Syrian refugees. Many other cases involving smog, climate change, and bathrooms in public schools are making their way to the courts for decision. In most cases, even when lawsuits are not successful,
