Paxton's complaint was filed against Brown, all four county commissioners and Tax Assessor-Collector and Voter Registrar Bruce Elfant. The same officials are the plaintiffs in the lawsuit Travis County filed Tuesday morning against Paxton and Nelson.

Travis County officials sued Attorney General Ken Paxton and Secretary of State Jane Nelson on Tuesday over the state’s attempt to block voter registration efforts ahead of a hotly contested presidential election.

The Travis County District Clerk's Office issued a warrant on Sept. 13 for a convicted arsonist who failed to appear at his sentencing hearing earlier that day, according to court records.