The Texas Democratic Party is asking in advance that both the Obama and Clinton campaigns resist the urge to sue should they not enjoy the results of Texas’s hybrid caucus/primary:

“It has been brought to my attention that one or both of your campaigns may already be planning or intending to pursue litigation against the Texas Democratic Party,” [Texas Democrats’ legal council] Dunn wrote in the letter, obtained by the Fort Worth Star-Telegram. “Such action could prove to be a tragedy for a reinvigorated Democratic process.”…

Democratic sources said both campaigns have made it clear that they might consider legal options over the complicated delegate selection process, which includes both a popular vote and evening caucuses. But the sources made it clear that the Clinton campaign in particular had warned of an impending lawsuit.

“Both campaigns have made it clear that they would go there if they had to, but I think the imminent threat is coming from one campaign,” said one top Democratic official, referring to the Clinton campaign. The officials spoke on condition of anonymity.

The story, by Jay Root of McClatchy’s Washington bureau, doesn’t specify what exactly the campaigns are looking to file suit over, though the conventional wisdom is the dispute will almost certainly be over the states’ caucus. Much like Washington, Texas has both a primary and a caucus. Unlike Washington, the caucus is held the same night as the primary, after the primary polls close.

The Obama campaign, which in the past has benefited from caucuses, is less than enthusiastic about this news:

Obama campaign manager David Plouffe said the Clinton campaign was trying to minimize the results of the caucuses. The former first lady and her team have made clear their unhappiness with caucuses, believing that they cater to the hard-core party activists who tend to support Obama. The Illinois senator has won 13 caucus contests in states and overseas U.S. territories so far, while Clinton has won just two.

“This takes it to a new level, which is they don’t want the people who are participating in those caucuses to have their results reported in a timely fashion. And I assume that’s a very self-serving decision,” Plouffe said.