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Tag Archives: Travis County Commissioners Court
Austin Monitor Radio: Pct. 4 challenger Susanna Woody
This week, Travis County Commissioners Court challenger Susanna Woody joins Austin Monitor freelance reporter Caleb Pritchard and Monitor editor Elizabeth Pagano to talk about why she is vying for the Precinct 4 seat. Listen to the whole interview with the…
Elections • By Austin Monitor • Feb 26, 2018
Travis County takes brand-new tack in courthouse search
Travis County’s search for a new site on which to build a new civil courthouse has taken an unprecedented turn after the Commissioners Court on Tuesday voted to solicit proposals from potential private partners interested in both putting up land…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 21, 2018
Airbus' protest at Commissioners Court crashes and burns
The Travis County Commissioners Court shot down a protest leveled by aircraft manufacturer Airbus over the county’s selection process for a new fleet of STAR Flight helicopters. A team of officials from the company’s helicopter division showed up to the…
Public Safety • By Caleb Pritchard • Feb 7, 2018
In picking a new CTRMA rep, Travis County goes with a familiar face
The Travis County Commissioners Court on Tuesday chose an old hand to be its newest representative on the Central Texas Regional Mobility Authority’s board of directors. In a unanimous vote, the court awarded the seat to attorney John Langmore, a…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 31, 2018
Reporter's Notebook: What blind spots?
Colossus of roads… “There’s no question that I am probably the largest road proponent in the Milky Way.” Thus Travis County Commissioner Gerald Daugherty began a stemwinder about his transportation prescription for Central Texas at a luncheon hosted by the…
Reporters' Notebook • By Austin Monitor • Jan 29, 2018
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Sobering Center one step closer
The Travis County Commissioners Court unanimously approved a contract on Tuesday awarding Tegrity Contractors the right to construct the Austin Sobering Center. Austin/Travis County Sobriety Center will remain the name of the local government corporation that operates the facility. The contract…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 24, 2018
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…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Jan 5, 2018
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,…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 27, 2017
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…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 27, 2017
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…
Travis County • By Caleb Pritchard • Dec 26, 2017
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…
