A special briefing on how President Barack Obama’s executive action on immigration is changing local law enforcement policies left several questions unanswered Thursday at a Travis County Commissioners Court work session. Sheriff Greg Hamilton updated the commission on the new trends his office has seen since the president announced the end of the Secure Communities […]
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County advances plan for new community center
Travis County Commissioners inched closer toward approving a project to replace an aging community center in Del Valle on Tuesday afternoon. With a 4-0 vote, they approved the reallocation of $161,805 for the early stages of work on a proposed new facility that could eventually house a permanent health clinic. It would replace the Precinct […]
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Travis County eyes redevelopment of key properties
Travis County officials are attempting to plot the future of nine separate properties, some that have fates hinging heavily on a mercurial electorate this November. If voters approve a $291.6 million bond to build a new Civil and Family Courthouse, new office space would be created that would free up existing space at current facilities, […]
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TipSheet: Travis County Commissioners Court, 2.24
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. Items of interest include: 6. Consider and take appropriate action on request for provision of law enforcement services related to need […]
Posted inBonds & Propositions, Courts, Development, Travis County
County pitches courthouse plan to Downtown group
Travis County officials presented plans for a proposed $291.6 million Civil and Family Courthouse to Austin’s Downtown Commission last week in an early bid to shore up city support before taking the plan to voters ahead of November’s bond election. If approved, it could mean the average county taxpayer could see an extra $41 on […]
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Commissioners delay action on DA’s office complex
Two absences at the Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday forced a delay on a decision over a building to house the district attorney’s office. Commissioners Ron Davis and Gerald Daugherty were not on the dais, leaving a three-person quorum with Judge Sarah Eckhardt and Commissioners Margaret Gomez and Brigid Shea. Davis was attending a […]
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TipSheet: Travis County Commissioners Court, 2.17
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. Items of interest include: 4. Receive presentation from Emergency Services on current staffing, programs and goals. (Judge Eckhardt) Monitor’s Take: The […]
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County Commissioners maintain toll appointment
An ordinary appointment to the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority Board of Directors during Monday’s Travis County Commissioner Court meeting turned into a debate over transparency and the economic burden of toll roads. Commissioners voted 4-0, with one abstention, to reappoint Nikelle Meade to the seven-member board that oversees the agency in charge of building […]
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Travis Commissioners hear TCAD, legislative issues
Property tax relief is high on the agenda for the Texas Legislature this session, and Travis County is getting its ducks in a row to follow the issue over the next few months. Along that line, it heard updates from the Travis Central Appraisal District and the county’s legislative liaison staff Tuesday. Travis County Commissioners […]
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Suicides highlight rift between EMS staff, managers
A second suicide by an Austin-Travis County Emergency Medical Services first responder within the past seven months has heightened visible tensions between the department’s leadership and its employees. And while multiple EMS first responders took to Facebook earlier this month to blast the departmental leadership following the suicide of a medic, Austin-Travis County EMS Association […]
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Travis County revives Bicycle Safety Task Force
Travis County is looking to revive its Bicycle Safety Task Force, which has been dormant since before voters approved funding for bicycle safety projecta in a 2011 bond election. The task force — which is getting several new stakeholders and advisers — will make recommendations on what bicycle safety programs to put on which roadways […]
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Commissioners ponder best date for bond election
Travis County Commissioners began a series of discussions Tuesday to determine the best schedule to fund and build the proposed new $294 million Civil and Family Courthouse building. The main decision will be whether to go to Travis County voters with a bond election in May or November. The new courthouse, which has been in […]