Stories by Caleb Pritchard
Hamilton upset over county's handling of report
Tuesday’s Travis County Commissioners Court voting session turned from sanguine to nearly sour when a stern Sheriff Greg Hamilton showed up to speak on the day’s final item, a report that would steer more money into an ongoing re-examination of…
Police • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 8, 2015
Council delays fire department reclassification plan
A proposal to modify the Austin Fire Department’s leadership hierarchy has encountered headwinds at City Hall. City Council Member Don Zimmerman moved Thursday to prevent a vote on the resolution that proposes tweaking the department’s classification system, including removing several…
City Council • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 2, 2015
Travis Commissioners split over CAMPO 2040 Plan
Discontent over a landmark transportation plan drove Travis County Commissioners to draw distinct battle lines Tuesday between two competing visions. The hour-long discussion on the Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization’s developing 2040 Regional Transportation Plan featured a rare crack in…
Roads • By Caleb Pritchard • Apr 1, 2015
County postpones Correctional System master plan
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has temporarily halted preliminary steps toward a new County Correctional System master plan. At Tuesday’s Commissioners Court voting session, Eckhardt agreed to delay a vote on whether to proceed to the second part of a…
Public Safety • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 26, 2015
Commissioners back new vehicle registration fee
The Travis County Commissioners Court has endorsed a proposal to raise vehicle registration fees to bolster funding for transportation projects. At their regular voting session Tuesday, the commissioners unanimously backed two bills at the Texas Legislature that would charge county…
Budget • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 9, 2015
Commissioners nearly boot plans for DA's office
Travis County Commissioners came dangerously close Tuesday to scrapping plans to build a new office tower for the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. The clash between two county agencies over cost almost ended the project when Commissioner Gerald Daugherty seconded…
Courts • By Caleb Pritchard • Mar 4, 2015
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Sheriff Hamilton addresses Secure Communities
A special briefing on how President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is changing local law enforcement policies left several questions unanswered Thursday at a Travis County Commissioners Court work session. Sheriff Greg Hamilton updated the commission on the new…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 27, 2015
Travis County eyes redevelopment of key properties
Travis County officials are attempting to plot the future of nine separate properties, some that have fates hinging heavily on a mercurial electorate this November. If voters approve a $291.6 million bond to build a new Civil and Family Courthouse,…
