Three people died and 15 were injured in the attack, now considered an “impulsive” act. Investigators don’t know why the gunman chose Austin’s busy entertainment district to open fire.

In 2023, the Food and Drug Administration started allowing mifepristone to be delivered by mail. The federal courts are deciding whether to pull that permission.

Ricky Armstrong had been interim director of the Texas Commission on Jail Standards, which monitors county lockups that mainly hold people awaiting trial, since February.