The Region
Friday, January 5, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Eckhardt’s watchword for 2018: Teamwork
Christmas came early for Travis County Judge Sarah Eckhardt when, on Dec. 11, no one from either of the two major parties stepped up to challenge her for her seat.That means Eckhardt will skate to a second term without the…
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Daugherty, the odd man out, finds ways to make it work (mostly)
Commissioner Gerald Daugherty is the only Republican on the Travis County Commissioners Court, but as long as that body maintains its track record of financial prudence, he’s okay with that.In 2017, the court lowered the county’s property tax rate, the…
Wednesday, December 27, 2017 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Rare drama for persistent optimist Gómez
Commissioner Margaret Gómez, generally the most unassuming member of the Travis County Commissioners Court, will start off 2018 with an unusual amount of attention on her and her alone.The Precinct 4 commissioner is the only one among her colleagues to…
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Travillion’s first year set a brisk pace for continued advocacy
Travis County Commissioner Jeff Travillion hit the ground running in his first year as the representative of Precinct 1, a role that he sees as an opportunity to reverse decades of repressed opportunity east of Interstate 35.“Every day that I…
Tuesday, December 26, 2017 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Criminal justice, conservation and CAMPO keep Shea engaged
2017 was the year that Gov. Greg Abbott, in particular, opened fire on Travis County, hacking state grants for key criminal justice programs after Sheriff Sally Hernandez softened her office’s policy on dealing with federal immigration enforcers.For Commissioner Brigid Shea,…
Thursday, November 30, 2017 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
County officials launch inmate tablet pilot
The Travis County Sheriff’s Office will launch a pilot program in 2018 that will put tablet computers in the hands of inmates at the county correctional complex in Del Valle.On Tuesday, deputies briefed the Commissioners Court on the progress of…
