The Travis County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The County Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its website. 5. Receive update regarding proposed changes to Travis County Code Chapter 47 – Food Establishment Permits regarding the following: a. Adding […]
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Commissioners Court adjusts its aim on gun policy
Travis County Commissioners Court will resume a debate over guns at its regular Tuesday voting session, but it won’t exactly be picking up where it left off late last year. In the three weeks since County Judge Sarah Eckhardt postponed a vote on updating the county code to align it with a new state law, […]
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Travis County jail faces growing mental health crisis
Travis County has seen an astonishing rise in the number of inmates dealing with mental health issues in the past decade. That message was the thrust of a lengthy briefing delivered to the Commissioners Court on Tuesday by a broad coalition of county officials and community stakeholders, including Austin Travis County Integral Care and the […]
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One year in, Eckhardt looks forward to new challenges
As 2015 came to a close, the first woman elected to wield the gavel at Travis County Commissioners Court surveyed her historic first year on the job with confident satisfaction. “It was really good, I think. I think we achieved a lot of our objectives,” County Judge Sarah Eckhardt told the Austin Monitor during a […]
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TipSheet: Travis County, 1.05.16
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The County Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its website. 6. Receive update from the Travis County Sheriff’s Office on jail diversion efforts for offenders with mental health issues and community-based […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo 2015 Wrap
Austin Monitor TravCo reporter Caleb Pritchard joins publisher Mike Kanin to talk about the year in Travis County government and politics. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/239301004″ params=”auto_play=false&hide_related=false&show_comments=true&show_user=true&show_reposts=false&visual=true” width=”100%” height=”450″ iframe=”true” /]
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Commissioners Court holds fire on gun policy update
Travis County Commissioners Court will get off to a quick start in 2016. On Tuesday, County Judge Sarah Eckhardt reset until Jan. 12 an item that contained a controversial revision to the county’s firearms policy. The proposal would bring the county code up to date with a recent change in state law that expands the […]
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TipSheet: Travis County, 12.22.15
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The County Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its website. 1. Receive comments regarding the issuance of a Major Event Permit for Luck Banquet to be held on March 17–19, 2016, […]
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Travis County lends support to Planned Parenthood
A vote on an item that has little effect on Travis County policy managed to pack in several elements of high drama at Commissioners Court on Tuesday. County Judge Sarah Eckhardt and Commissioner Brigid Shea co-sponsored a resolution proclaiming the county’s support for Planned Parenthood, the embattled health care provider facing a funding standoff with […]
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Tipsheet: Travis County, 12.15.15
The Travis County Commissioners Court meets at 9 a.m. Tuesday. In the interest of space, we’ve decided not to post the entire agenda here. The County Clerk’s office hosts a copy at its website. 2. Approve resolution in support of continued participation of Planned Parenthood in the Medicaid program in Texas. (Judge Eckhardt & Commissioner […]
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County considers, delays action on mixed-use development
Seeking a united front, Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt delayed action at Commissioners Court on Tuesday on an innovative mixed-use development project in North Central Austin. The agenda called for the court to vote on whether to send out a request for proposals, or RFP, from private developers for the project at 5325 and 5335 […]
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County nixes revenue to save inmates money
The Travis County Commissioners Court voted on Tuesday to forgo a six-figure revenue stream in the name of letting jail inmates and their families save money on telecommunications services. The commissioners voted 3-1 to modify a contract with Securus Technologies Inc., with Commissioner Gerald Daugherty casting the lone vote in opposition. Commissioner Brigid Shea was […]