Just days after state Attorney General Ken Paxton (R-TX) lost his bid for the Senate, the county that holds the state’s capital has allotted $500,000 of taxpayer funds to cover legal aid programs for illegal immigrants facing deportation and other immigration-related matters.

Commissioners for Travis County, which includes the city of Austin, voted unanimously this week to make half a million dollars available to help residents who are illegally present in the United States, as well as others navigating the immigration system. It is the latest instance of Democrats moving forward with a progressive initiative they had avoided while Republicans were in power.

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