Travis County

The attorney general had argued the case wasn’t moot and asked the court to prevent Austin and Travis — or other local authorities — from issuing similar orders in the future. The court refused.

The office will determine whether the deaths were due to hypothermia, carbon monoxide poisoning, crashes or other causes linked to the freeze.

Austin Mayor Steve Adler said officials expect to have enough water to open distribution sites in all 10 districts Sunday.

Travis County commissioners also extended the local disaster declaration indefinitely.

Officials say patients who receive this treatment within the first 10 days of symptoms can avoid a visit to the ICU. The county opened the center last week to take pressure off hospitals.

Early voting in Central Texas for the December runoff elections has begun. See if you're eligible to vote in any of the elections and how to do it.

Local health officials are hoping to avoid a repeat of the spike in cases and hospitalizations after other holidays this year.

Brown says the elections of both José Garza as district attorney and Delia Garza as county attorney suggest the county is ready for "fundamental changes" – and that he hopes fewer people are jailed on his watch.

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