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The group is focusing on any of the evaluations or assessments given to people throughout the arrest, booking, and jail process. This includes when the evaluations are given, how they are given/information is collected, and what evaluations or assessments are used.

Workgroup Members

Judge Needles  Travis County Court   Co-Chair 
Ashley Trust   DMS/IC   Co-Chair 
Ziyad Nuwayhid   Integral Care  Member 
Sherry Blyth  Integral Care   Member 
Darrin Acker   Communities for Recovery  Member 
 Laura Elmore   Sobering Center   Member 
 Rachel Gunner   ASJR  Member 
 Kasey Hoke Travis County Court  Member 
 Randy Ortega  DA’s office  Member 
Sonja Burns  Community Advocate  Member 
Danny Smith  TCSO  Member 
Dana Valdez  Local Mental Health Provider  Member 

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 12.7 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $34.51.