On Oct. 10, former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay’s attorney asked a 3rd Court of Appeals panel to stick to the court’s previous finding that Texas’ money laundering statute did not cover checks in 2002 when a political action committee sent corporate contributions to a Republican committee that gave money to GOP candidates.

“What this case is all about is statutory construction,” Houston solo Brian Wice, DeLay’s lead counsel on appeal, told the three-justice panel in Austin.