Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued multiple high-ranking Travis County officials, including Sheriff Sally Hernandez, Austin Mayor Steve Adler and other staunch opponents of a new law that will punish counties for failing to comply with federal immigration practices.

The lawsuit, which seeks a judge’s opinion on the legality of Senate Bill 4, is perceived as a pre-emptive strike against any litigation the county had planned against the state. In what could end up being a protracted battle in federal court, the state got the first word, accusing Travis and Austin officials of being "publicly hostile to cooperation with federal immigration enforcement."

The lawsuit came about the same time Gov. Greg Abbott took to Facebook on Sunday evening to livestream his signing of the controversial "sanctuary cities" bill.

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