Texas Democrats have asked the U.S. Department of Justice to investigate a raid by Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott's office on a nonprofit voter registration group.
In 2010, armed investigators dispatched by Abbott's office suspecting election fraud raided the headquarters of group Houston Votes. A year later, the investigation was closed with no charges filed. But Houston Votes never recovered.
The Dallas Morning News reports the 12 Democratic House members from Texas said in a letter addressed to U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder that "the raid raises serious concerns" about the use of state resources.
A Justice Department spokeswoman says the investigation request is being reviewed.
Abbott spokesman Jerry Strickland says the action is "political grandstanding."
