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Travis County's courthouse plan B hinges on homeless support group's failure
A nonprofit that supports homeless residents in Austin could dash Travis County’s short-term plans to accommodate its bulging civil courts needs. Members of the citizens advisory committee that is guiding the search for new court capacity learned on Wednesday night…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 7, 2016
County compromise puts surf park opening in the pipeline
As impossible as it sounds, surf’s up in Central Texas. On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court and the owners of NLand Surf Park formally struck a bargain to allow the massive wave pool east of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Oct 5, 2016
Central Health critic stirs more trouble
One of the activists who led the charge against Central Health during the recent tussle involving budget transparency has come out swinging against a proposed deal between Travis County and the hospital district. Attorney Fred Lewis called Central Health’s offer…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 28, 2016
Amid transparency anxieties, Travis County approves Central Health's budget
After nearly four hours of start-and-stop discussion on Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court gave its blessing to Central Health’s proposed tax rate and budget for Fiscal Year 2016-2017. The 4-0-1 vote capped off one of the longest discussions before…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 21, 2016
Health district enters the real estate game
Central Health is now shopping for suitors to help continue the transformation of downtown Austin’s eastern edge. The health care district on Thursday released a request for qualifications to the development community making official the search for a partner in…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Sep 2, 2016
Central Health presents its budget, faces criticism over transparency
The Travis County Commissioners Court heard details about Central Health’s proposed budget for 2017 on Tuesday during a lengthy hearing that also featured organized criticism of the county hospital district’s approach to transparency. The court learned that the district is…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 24, 2016
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Travis County considers next year's budget
Travis County is ever closer to a $1 billion budget. Last Thursday, the Commissioners Court learned during its annual budget work session that staff is preparing a $976.3 million forecast for Fiscal Year 2016-17. That’s a $25 million increase over…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 22, 2016
County orders election for new emergency services district
The Travis County Commissioners Court has called for an election this November that could create a new emergency services district in the county’s rural Northwestern corner. The proposed Emergency Services District No. 7 would largely share the same boundaries as…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 17, 2016
Austin Monitor Radio: Travis County Courthouse redux?
Austin Monitor reporter Caleb Pritchard sits down with Julia Spann, chair of the community advisory committee for the Civil and Family Court Complex, and Belinda Powell, the county’s strategic resource planning manager, to talk about the continuing Travis County Courthouse…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 15, 2016
Commissioners Court refines PID procedures
The Travis County Commissioners Court has made some notable procedural adjustments in the face of controversy over the public improvement district (aka PID) policy it passed earlier this year. On Tuesday, the court took several votes to tweak the procedures…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 5, 2016
Courthouse committee seeks Commissioners Court's guidance
Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said on Tuesday that the current gold standard of potential sites for a new civil courthouse is another county-owned property in downtown Austin. “I do understand that, at least in the tier one analysis, it’s…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Aug 3, 2016
Commissioners Court sides with defense attorneys in courthouse screening case
The Travis County Commissioners Court has come to the aid of defense attorneys in their battle to ward off tighter security measures at the Blackwell-Thurman Criminal Justice Center. On Tuesday, the court voted to ask the Travis County Sheriff’s Office…
