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Travis County
Eckhardt charts steady course for 2017
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt says her administration is moving full speed ahead into the new year. In an interview with the Austin Monitor, Eckhardt said 2017 will be a year of continued progress on long-standing issues, and embracing a…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 4, 2017
Feds clear county's path to new old courthouse
Travis County is one step closer to claiming ownership of a historic federal courthouse in downtown Austin. On Tuesday, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services rejected homeless advocacy group Front Steps’ bid to take control of the U.S.…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 22, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Austin/Travis County Central Health
Travis County Central Health president and CEO Patricia Young Brown joins Austin Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard to chat about her organization, the University of Texas Dell Medical School and the organizations’ role in the community. Post is embedded below.
Public Health • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 19, 2016
Courthouse committee winnows options for eventual house of justice
Travis County’s search for a new site for a civil courthouse could soon narrow in on the final two candidates: a private property versus the county’s current administrative headquarters at 700 Lavaca St. On Wednesday night, the Civil and Family…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 13, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Travis County Sheriff-elect Sally Hernandez
Incoming Travis County Sheriff Sally Hernandez joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to chat about her goals for the office, including those that cover its immigration policy. Show is embedded below.
Police • By Michael Kanin • Dec 5, 2016
Commissioners Court tackles sanctuary communities, sexual assault in jail, and Trump
Uncertainty over federal immigration policy following the inauguration of President-elect Donald Trump nearly derailed plans to fight back against sexual assault in Travis County jails. At its regular voting session on Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted 3-2 to…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 30, 2016
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County changes oversight rules for Central Health
The Travis County Commissioners Court has voted to beef up the financial policies it uses to maintain oversight of Central Health. Tuesday’s decision capped off another extended discussion about the hospital district and the transparency concerns raised in recent months…
Public Health • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 16, 2016
County staff gear up for inaugural transportation plan
For the first time ever, Travis County is putting together a long-range transportation plan. The county’s Transportation and Natural Resources division is hosting an online survey on its website as part of the first round of public engagement for the…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Nov 4, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio Extra: Travis County Precinct 3 commissioners race
In a special podcast-only edition of Austin Monitor Radio, Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard chats with incumbent Precinct 3 Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty and his challenger David Holmes about their respective election campaigns. Podcast are embedded below:
Elections • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 28, 2016
County criminal courts ask for more judges
The Travis County Criminal Courts system is in need of expanding, according to top officials. Presiding Judge Brenda Kennedy and several of her colleagues officially made the request before County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and the Commissioners Court on Tuesday. All…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 19, 2016
County and Central Health eye reforms
The Travis County Commissioners Court could soon expand its oversight of Central Health in what would be the first significant revisions to the governing financial policy since 2008. According to a draft the court approved on Tuesday, the hospital district’s…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 13, 2016
County could seek to cram new courts in crowded courthouse
The Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday agonized over a proposal to add two more district courts to the already stuffed Heman Marion Sweatt Courthouse. Led by local administrative Judge Lora Livingston, a delegation from the county’s civil and family…
