Travis County
Thursday, September 13, 2018 by Ryan Thornton
Travis County
Courts to explain more trials, fewer inmates
The Travis County Commissioners Court approved requests for two budget transfers from the allocated reserve to the civil and criminal court systems Tuesday morning. The criminal courts and civil courts are to receive $1,580,000 and $332,223, respectively. The decision passed…
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 by Alyx Wilson
Travis County
Travis County approves new voting system
The Travis County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a new electronic voting system for Travis County Tuesday morning. The $8.2 million contract with Election Systems and Software’s (ES&S) ExpressVote system was recommended by Travis County Clerk Dana DeBeauvoir after 15 years…
Tuesday, July 10, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Travis County reveals proposed location for new courthouse
Travis County is negotiating with a private development group to build a brand-new civil courthouse at West 17th and Guadalupe streets.The location was revealed after County Judge Sarah Eckhardt announced at Tuesday’s Commissioners Court meeting that she had signed off…
Wednesday, June 27, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Elfant updates Commissioners Court on Tax Office troubles following arrests
The Travis County Tax Office says that the first of four satellite offices that closed down after a fraud investigation netted seven arrests last month won’t reopen until late July at the earliest.Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant delivered that news along…
Friday, June 8, 2018 by Jack Craver
Travis County
Report shows good, bad and ugly of Travis County economy
People in Travis County are enjoying the fruits of a strong national and regional economy. A new analysis shows that rates of poverty, crime and educational outcomes are moving in the right direction.Between 2012 and 2016, crime dropped by 27…
Wednesday, May 23, 2018 by Caleb Pritchard
Travis County
Commissioners Court tackles Tax Office troubles as disturbing audit is released
Travis County will have to face “some honest and possibly difficult conversations” during the upcoming budget process if it wants to avoid a repeat of the alleged crimes that have rocked the Tax Office, according to Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant.Elfant…
