Travis County elected officials announce new filings in legal battle over voter registration [Video]

TRAVIS COUNTY, Texas — Businesses, universities and government offices across Central Texas hosted registration drives on Tuesday in honor of National Voter Registration Day.

That included in Travis County, an area locked in a legal battle with the state over efforts to reach unregistered residents.

“Counties have a duty to register eligible Texans to vote,” Travis County Judge Andy Brown said.

“Almost every time I say it in my head, it sounds ridiculous: Travis County has been sued for attempting to register eligible voters to vote,” Travis County Attorney Delia Garza said.

Paxton announced the lawsuit after Travis County commissioners voted to hire an outside company, Civic Government Solutions, to find potentially unregistered voters.

“Travis County has blatantly violated Texas law by paying partisan actors to conduct unlawful identification …