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About Travis County Commissioners Court
As a group, the commissioners and county judge are the chief policy-making and administrative branch of county government. Among their many functions, the court sets the tax rate, determines fees for many county services, and determines how the collected revenues will be distributed among different county departments to provide services to the community. You may contact the court at any time via email at [email protected].
The Court meets in a voting session each Tuesday at 9:00 a.m. in the Commissioners Courtroom on the first floor of the Travis County Administration Building at 700 Lavaca, Austin. The public is encouraged to provide comment to the Court by calling 1 (800) 304-1055 or may participate in person.
Live Stream
View the Travis County Clerk’s video-on-demand meeting portal which contains the agenda, supporting documents, minutes, and video for each Commissioners Court meeting.
The Public Comment line number is 1 (800) 304-1055.
Past Meetings
View previous voting sessions' agenda, minutes, and video
Online Message Board
Contact
To communicate with Commissioners Court regarding Agenda Items or concerns with Travis County business, please email [email protected]. This email is not for submitting a public information/open records request.
TAX RATE: TRAVIS COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE. THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 3.5 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $10.39.
