Gov. Greg Abbott (R-TX) railed against his Democratic challenger, state Rep. Gina Hinojosa, for bringing a “sham lawsuit” against him after a district court issued a temporary order forcing the governor to allow Hinojosa to inspect his communications with SpaceX founder and GOP donor Elon Musk.

The legal battle ignited earlier this month after Hinojosa filed a lawsuit claiming Abbott refused to inspect documents detailing his communications with Musk. In response to Hinojosa’s lawsuit, Abbott filed a preliminary appeal and asked the Fifteenth Court of Appeals to step in and dismiss the case entirely, successfully blocking the lower court’s order for now using an automatic legal freeze.

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