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The rules require counties with over 400,000 residents to submit detailed reports and grant the Texas Attorney General's Office access to case files.

The county doesn’t have authority to make federal agencies, including Immigration and Customs Enforcement, comply with the resolution. But local activists say the resolution is meant to remind everyone that immigrants have rights in the U.S.

The Texas Commission on Jail Standards missed key inspections and left prisoner complaints unresolved.

In separate lawsuits, five urban prosecutors argue Ken Paxton's new requirements exceed his legal authority.

AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County made the decision behind closed doors to use public funds to protect District Attorney José Garza after he received death threats. In the settlement, released Wednesday, the county says it didn't break the law.

The Sobering Center is opening up a newly renovated second floor, which will provide a safe place for people to recover until they get connected with with a long term rehabilitation program.

Llanes Pulido submitted a petition Thursday for a partial recount, but it was denied. She had the option to amend her petition, but announced Friday she would not move forward. That makes current Mayor Kirk Watson the official winner.

Election experts and officials said the ballots were found as part of the system of checks and balances that help ensure that every vote is counted.

Final tallies released Thursday showed him to have earned 175,090 votes, about 13 votes more than needed to avoid a runoff. It's the fourth time Austin has elected him mayor.

For the first time in two years, some people arrested in AGÕæÈË°Ù¼ÒÀÖ County who can't afford lawyers will have one during their first court appearance.