Texas ramps up efforts to derail progressive policies

The state filed the first major lawsuit against Biden's administration, marking a return to a tried and true playbook of weaponizing the courts

Texas has branded itself as an aggressive and litigious arm of the Republican party for years - a rightwing David up against the Democratic Goliath.

So, when Democrat Joe Biden took over the Oval Office in January, the state's conservative leaders were already raring for a knock-down, drag-out brawl.