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Burn Ban Lifted

The Travis County Commissioners Court has approved an order lifting the burn ban in Travis County.

Travis County Adopts FY 10 Tax Rate of 0.4215 on September 29, 2009

THIS TAX RATE WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR'S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 4.3% PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $12.30.  More...

Fire Prevention Week

October 4 - 10 is Fire Prevention Week. Travis County Fire Marshal Hershel Lee is encouraging everyone to STAY FIRE SMART! DON’T GET BURNED! Staying fire smart applies to eliminating the loss of property as well as eliminating physical injury due to fire. Survey your home and protect your family, friends and property.

CAMPO's 25 Year Transportation Plan:
What do you Think?

Learn more about CAMPO's 25 Year Transportaion Plan and weigh in with your opinion. Citizens can respond to an online survey or fill out a hard copy survey at one of over 20 traveling information booths. The survey is scheduled to close on October 15th, 2009.  More...

Underage Drinking Prevention Task Force Meeting

The next Underage Drinking Prevention Task Force Meeting will be held on Friday, October 16, 2009.  More...

Students Against Violence (SAVE) Coloring Contest

The Travis County Sheriff's Office, in partnership with the Austin American-Statesman, is hosting a coloring contest for Travis County students in kindergarten through fifth grade. The contest will address bullying and conflict resolution with school-aged children in the Travis County area. The deadline to submit an entry is Oct. 10, 2009.  More...

October is Fire Prevention Month

Smoke outside and keep matches and lighters out of reach. Ask smokers to smoke outside. Have sturdy, deep ashtrays for smokers. Keep matches and lighters up high, out of reach of children, preferably in a cabinet with a child lock.

Travis County Civil Courts Docket Online

The Travis County Civil Courts have made the weekly dockets available for online viewing. In addition to this there is a new Quick Reference guide for the Civil County Courts.

Tell us what you think about this web site…

Travis County is in the process of updating our web site--let us know what you think! Why did you come to the Travis County web site? Are you having difficulty finding the information you need? Do you have an idea for new features we might add? Is there something you find particularly valuable? Your feedback will help us make the Travis County web site the best that it can be!  More...

Veteran's Day Parade

The annual Veteran's Day Parade is coming up on Wednesday, November 11. The Parade welcomes any group that wants to show support for the troops. Just fill out the application and fax it to 512-854-4453. For more information call 512-854-9340. We can always use extra funds to help support this event as the parade is put on as a community service and uses donations for funding. Any monetary support you can provide will be put to very good use.