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Prostitution court falling short of county expectations
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt on Tuesday revealed that a justice program aimed at helping residents charged with prostitution is falling short of expectations. “Relying on the criminal and civil justice system to boot-strap these individuals who are in such…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 13, 2017
Central Health concerns continue to stymie Commissioners Court
On Tuesday the Travis County Commissioners Court once again failed to reach a compromise that could satisfy all parties involved in the seemingly interminable controversy over transparency at Central Health. Before the court was a review of the new financial…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 30, 2017
Court settles May-November dilemma on bond election
After a short week of suspense, it turns out that Travis County voters will get to decide on a $185 million bond package sooner rather than later. On Tuesday, the Commissioners Court voted 4-0, with Commissioner Gerald Daugherty absent, to…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 16, 2017
Crucial uncertainty remains after Commissioners Court chooses bond projects
After a morning and afternoon marked by high pique and dudgeon, the Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday approved a $280 million slate of transportation, parks and drainage projects to be funded by taxpayer-backed bonds. The list is split between…
Bonds & Propositions • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 9, 2017
Daugherty set to ruffle feathers with Reimers-Peacock push
Tuesday could be a bumpy ride for Reimers-Peacock Road. The long-planned connector between Hamilton Pool Road and State Highway 71 is set to play a featured role in the Travis County Commissioners Court’s expected final discussion of project recommendations for…
Bonds & Propositions • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 8, 2017
DNA lab concerns test Travillion's patience
Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion put his passion on display Tuesday when he stormed off the dais during a discussion of the Austin Police Department’s shuttered DNA lab. Travillion had attempted to ask a question early on in the briefing…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 20, 2017
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Commissioners Court closes in on bond proposition
Travis County voters could weigh in on a pair of bond propositions worth a combined $144 million this November. The Citizens Bond Advisory Committee formally floated that recommendation to the Commissioners Court on Tuesday after months spent trimming down a…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 19, 2017
County's clean air programs in question after Abbott's vetoes
A pair of Gov. Greg Abbott’s line-item vetoes has Travis County once again scrambling to clean up the aftermath, this time involving two air quality programs. On June 23 12, Abbott blasted out of the state budget bill all future…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 14, 2017
Eckhardt sends Adler a HOT letter
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has put Mayor Steve Adler and Interim City Manager Elaine Hart on notice that the county is still keeping alive its interest in levying a tax on tourists. In a letter sent to both city…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 5, 2017
Commissioners Court considers controversial variance request
A platoon of concerned residents showed up to Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday to try to put the brakes on a proposed development near their homes. Live Oak Springs would deliver 85 new homes near FM 1826 and Zyle…
Development • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 28, 2017
Commissioners Court looking for a bond bundle that is just right
Travis County is taking the Goldilocks approach to planning a potential bond package to put before voters this November. On Tuesday, the Commissioners Court voted unanimously to instruct the Citizens Bond Advisory Committee to cobble together three separate bonding scenarios:…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • May 31, 2017
HOT talk at Commissioners Court
The proposal to expand the Austin Convention Center could not only gobble up several downtown blocks, it could also swallow whole an untapped revenue stream worth millions of dollars each year for Travis County. On Tuesday, the Commissioners Court took…
