Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt has announced that all visitors to weekly Commissioners Court meetings will be subject to security screening starting next week. A non-operational metal detector standing in front of the court chambers at the regular meeting Tuesday heralded the heightened security to come. The change comes amid heightened anxiety over the rising […]
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TipSheet: Travis County, 12.8.15
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. 4. Consider and take appropriate action regarding County response to weather events in Travis and surrounding counties. (Judge Eckhardt) Monitor’s Take: […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo Pct. 1 Candidate Richard Franklin
Richard Franklin, community activist and Pct. 1 Commissioners Court candidate, joins Austin Monitor Publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his campaign. Show is embedded below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/236343003″ 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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Questions pile up as Travis County tackles flood relief
Travis County has more questions than answers more than two weeks after heavy floods caused widespread damage in Central Texas. At its regular Tuesday voting session, the Commissioners Court charged staff with investigating several issues raised by affected residents who attended the meeting. “We are very simple people,” William Torres, a resident of Thoroughbred Farms […]
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County moves forward with jail redevelopment plan
In the wake of voters’ recent rejection of a large bond issue to build a new civil courthouse, Travis County is pressing onward with other plans to update its aging infrastructure. During a special work session last Thursday, planners unveiled to the Commissioners Court their recommendations for how to redevelop the County Correctional Complex in […]
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Austin Monitor Radio: TravCo Pct. 1 Candidate Jeff Travillion
Jeff Travillion, candidate for the Travis County Commissioners Court Pct. 1 seat joins Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin to talk about his candidacy. The show is embedded below. [soundcloud url=”https://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/233159519″ 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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Daugherty seeks reelection
Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty has announced that he will seek a fourth term in office. Breaking weeks of suspense, the only Republican on the Commissioners Court revealed his plans in an email blast sent out just after midnight on Wednesday morning. The email quotes him as saying, “When it comes to traffic and other […]
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Commissioners get tangled up on Master Plan policy
A key component of Travis County’s Master Plan – a massive realignment of workers, buildings and valuable real estate holdings – remains grounded after staff signaled on Tuesday that it wasn’t quite ready for takeoff. Before the County Commissioners Court during its weekly voting session was a proposed policy framework to help guide the county […]
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County planners pledge to keep courthouse block “alive after five”
Anxiety is palpable this week at 700 Lavaca St., where Travis County officials and planners nervously wait as early voters cast their ballots to decide the fate of the $287 million Civil & Family Courts Complex bond. While the Travis County Taxpayers Union, with its late but not unexpected organized opposition to the bond, is […]
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In Travis County’s courthouse bond campaign, a challenger emerges
With less than a month to go before Election Day, the first organized effort to oppose Travis County’s $287 million Civil & Family Courts Complex bond has finally materialized. The Travis County Taxpayers Union, backed by Austin City Council Member Don Zimmerman, held a press conference at City Hall on Wednesday to urge voters to […]
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TipSheet: Travis County, 10.13.15
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. 4. Consider and take appropriate action regarding the possible use of existing Medical Examiner’s building for a Sobriety Center and an […]
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TipSheet: Travis County, 10.6.15
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. 11. Consider and take appropriate action on an order setting the Travis County Tax Rates for the year beginning January 1, […]