President Biden will be in office in less than two more weeks, but that is not slowing the rush of Attorney General Sean D. Reyes and Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, both Republicans, to take the Biden administration to court over the new conditions of housing energy use which they argue undermines affordability. housing and going beyond what federal law allows.
This isn't the only lawsuit or recent complaint filed against the Biden White House in its waning days, and it marks Paxton's. Case 103 which challenges the democratic system.
“So, I don't know if anyone is close to that, but he has been keeping us busy because we had to prevent him from becoming a king or a dictator rather than an elected person who is responsible for implementing , not to create rules. ,” Paxton told Fox News Digital in conversation.
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President Biden has repeatedly targeted the fossil fuel industry as part of his grand climate plan. (Getty Images)
Paxton said they “may have another lawsuit” on the way, but they may not get it settled in time.
In addition to Utah and Texas, states participating in the case and the National Association of Home Builders they are Alabama, Arkansas, Idaho, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. The coalition says the executive order's powers are not only onerous but exceed the powers granted by Congress.
“As our country prepares to transition to a new system, the outgoing offices of HUD and USDA are determined to add unwanted and unnecessary costs to Americans who are already struggling to pay their bills, to take care of their families, and secure a bright future for their children,” Reyes said in a statement.
The Biden administration says these rules will save money by making families more energy efficient. However, critics argue that the rules increase upfront costs and reduce options for consumers.
The case also questions whether the administration has the legal authority to enforce these laws. Attorneys general say the administration relies on private bodies, such as the International Law Court, to set standards beyond what the original law intended.
The Biden administration's actions remove nearly 6 million acres of potentially oil-rich leases from future federal lease sales. (Getty Images)
Biden's renewable energy program has been a controversial area of energy critics for the past four years. On Monday, Biden also signed an executive action banning further drilling oil and natural gas development on more than 625 million acres of US coastal waters and oceans.
Trump's press secretary quickly slammed the order on X.
“This is a sad decision designed to take revenge on the American people who gave President Trump the order to increase drilling and lower gas prices. Rest assured that Joe Biden will fail, and we will drill, baby,” wrote Caroline Leavitt. to X.
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton and his wife. (Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc via Getty Images)
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More than a twelve Republicans The AGs over the past four years have kept the Biden administration vigilant and informed about many of his policies. In November, Iowa Republican Attorney General Brenna Bird, along with more than 20 other attorneys, sent a letter to special counsel Jack Smith, New York Attorney General Letitia James and Fulton County District Attorney County, Fani Willis, asked them to cancel their cases against them. President-elect Trump to avoid the risk of a “constitutional problem.”
Paxton also filed a lawsuit in November against the Biden-Harris Justice Department to prevent the possible destruction of records from “Smith's corrupt investigation into President Donald Trump,” according to his office.
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House for comment but did not hear back by press time.