The lawsuit, announced by Paxton on Monday evening, was filed in federal court. Paxton argued that no federal statute authorizes federal agents to monitor state elections when they are prohibited by state law.

According to a new court filing, the Department of Justice agreed that election monitors will remain at least 100 feet outside the polling and central count locations as required by Texas law and “will not interfere with voters attempting to vote” as is consistent with its longstanding practice but can speak with voters who are willing to do so.

“Texans run Texas elections, and we will not be bullied by the Department of Justice,” Paxton said in a Tuesday news release. “The DOJ knows it has no authority to monitor Texas elections and backed down when Texas stood up for the rule of law. No federal agent will be permitted to interfere with Texas’s free and fair elections.”