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Join the board of Sobriety Center's local government corporation
City Council is looking for qualified candidates to serve on the Sobriety Center Local Government Corporation Board of Directors. The term of service will run through Sept. 30, 2022. According to the city’s announcement, the Sobriety Center LGC “is incorporated…
Austin Sobriety Center has a soft opening date
Since 2001, Austin has been working to offer its citizens a sobriety center in lieu of hospitalization or jail time. Now, after years of waiting, the Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center finally has an expected opening date. With the Travis County…
City still needs Sobriety Center board members
We noted last month that City Council was looking to fill the board of directors for the new Sobriety Center. And, despite passing the initial deadline, the city is still looking for applicants. The initial deadline application was last week,…
Seeking Sobriety Center board members
The city of Austin and Travis County continue to push forward with the area’s first Sobriety Center. As part of that push, City Council is now looking for people to serve on the 11-member board of directors for the center,…
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Sobriety center likely won’t open until 2018
After years of planning, the downtown Austin sobriety center is still months away from opening its doors. On Wednesday night, the interim head of the nonprofit outfit that will operate the center told the Downtown Commission that the center’s future…
Public Safety • By Caleb Pritchard • Jul 24, 2017
Austin Monitor Radio: Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center
Attorney and former Travis County Democratic Party Chair Andy Brown talks with Austin Monitor publisher Mike Kanin about the Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center. Audio is embedded below:
Public Health • By Michael Kanin • Nov 7, 2016
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Austin and Travis County officials talk sobriety center plans
People picked up in Austin for public intoxication downtown might no longer be headed straight to jail or the emergency room. Austin and Travis County leaders are moving forward with plans to open a sobriety center. The downtown facility would…
Police • By Syeda Hasan • Sep 30, 2016
Sobriety center nearing the light of day
Thanks to a higher power, Austin’s sobriety center is mere steps away from formally pulling itself together. On Tuesday, the Travis County Commissioners Court voted 4-0-1 to approve the bylaws of the local government corporation that will operate the center.…
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County seeks applicants for sobriety center board
The new Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center needs people to serve on its board of directors, and the Travis County Commissioners Court has put out a call for applicants to fill the four seats it appoints to the board. (The city…
Sobriety Center needs applicants for board of directors
The Travis County Commissioners Court has put out a call for applicants to serve on the board of directors for the new Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center. According to the announcement from the court, the board “will organize, plan, hire the…
County, city shake hands on sobriety center agreement
Both Travis County and the city of Austin have ratified an agreement that will form the basis of a new venture aimed at both battling substance abuse and unclogging the county’s central booking facility. On Tuesday, the Commissioners Court voted…
Public Safety • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 30, 2016
Sobriety center advances, but location still up in the air
Everything is falling into place for an innovative facility designed to battle addiction and substance abuse, except for one key detail: where to put it. The Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday heard from members of the working group tasked…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jun 1, 2016
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