A slew of names were sent to the White House on Oct. 7 for consideration to fill U.S. district judgeships and U.S. attorney positions in Texas. But there may be political trouble ahead, at least when it comes to U.S. attorney appointments, because there are dueling lists — one sent by the Texas Democratic Congressional Delegation and another sent by U.S. Sens. Kay Bailey Hutchison and John Cornyn.
The competing recommendations for Texas’ four U.S. attorney slots is an indication that the long-running battle between the parties over who has the president’s ear when it comes to suggesting candidates for federal posts in Texas is far from over.
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