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WACO, Texas (AP) - A new court filing details allegations that former Baylor University football coach Art Briles ignored sexual assaults by players, failed to alert university officials or discipline the athletes and allowed them to continue playing. The filing is in response to a lawsuit against Baylor and several officials including interim President David Garland by former assistant athletic director Colin Shillinglaw, who says he was falsely accused of mishandling several incidents.

FORT WORTH, Texas (AP) - Fort Worth officials say a police officer was only speaking for himself when he said in a Facebook video that Fort Worth police are not immigration officers and crime victims can seek help without fear of deportation. The Fort Worth Star-Telegram reports Officer Daniel Segura posted the video on his personal Facebook page on Wednesday. Segura says he posted the video after getting "constant" messages from scared residents.

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. (AP) - New Mexico Attorney General Hector Balderas has joined forces with water users along the lower Rio Grande in hopes of finding a way to end the state's long running dispute with Texas over management of the river. Balderas indicated he's open to negotiating with the neighboring state, saying it's possible the case pending before the U.S. Supreme Court could drag out for years and sap even more legal resources.

AUSTIN, Texas (AP) - A state Senate committee has approved Gov. Greg Abbott's three nominees for the University of Texas System Board of Regents. Former UT regent Janiece Longoria, ex-state Sen. Kevin Eltife and businessman Rad Weaver have been tapped for six-year terns. The committee voted 5-0 on Thursday to approve them, sending the nominations to the full Senate, where approval is expected to come easily.

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