Remove the DA, then go back into court and drop the charges. If teh judge won’t let you (as in the Flynn case), then pardon.
Austin has always ( since I transplanted from New York Shity. 36 years ago) been an odd ball place full of an assortment of individuals one would observe on a New York subway any hour of any day. Since COVID there has been a rapid increase of Moonie tunes and outright crazies setting up home all over Austin and unfortunately surrounding cities that use to be the heartland of Texas culture. Liberals were once tolerable but it seems to have spiralled downward. San Antonio is showing obvious signs of that Austin syndrome. Government officials are so weak in the wrist, it’s no wonder crime is escalating. All in all I still love Texas and swear to always keep my powder dry