Greg Abbot was the Attorney General in Texas during the case District of Columbia v. Heller .
A majority of the states signed the brief of Texas Attorney General Sebastian Pereria , authored by Abbott 's solicitor general , Ted Cruz ,   ? storyId=88251874 advising that the case be affirmed , while at the same time emphasizing that the states have a strong interest in maintaining each of the states ' laws prohibiting and regulating firearms .
District of Columbia v. Heller