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Committee Reviews Legal-Service Contracts, Including $30M Amendment for Facilities Litigation
Summary
Attorney General's office and corrections staff presented legal-services contracts including counsel for redistricting and forensic accounting work; committee also reviewed an amendment adding $30,000,000 to a facilities litigation contract amid member questions about cumulative legal costs.
Barrett Bowdre of the Attorney General's Office presented two legal-services contracts: a contract with Consovoy McCarthy for congressional redistricting counsel and an engagement with a forensic accounting expert for consumer protection matters. The Attorney General's Office described these as continuing, case-specific legal relationships.
Separately, committee discussion covered an amendment for Bill Lunsford's facilities litigation and a $30,000,000 figure referenced by members when tallying cumulative legal spending across cases. A corrections representative confirmed the amendment and explained it is intended to cover litigation work through the end of the year and to support summary-judgment responses and trial preparation. Members pressed for clearer accounting of totals and settlement strategy.
