Brigid Shea

elections

While voting is free, the decisions made on these ballots directly influence how your local tax dollars are spent on city services.

Senate Bill 3 Flood Warning and Monitoring Compliance

Substantial potential costs for new flood warning infrastructure and warning systems.

FY 2027 County Budget Adoption

The recommended 8% budget scenario represents an increase of approximately $44 per year for the median Travis County homeowner.

Public Defender Office Permanent Board Bylaws

Operational governance for county indigent defense services.

Renaming East Metropolitan Park for Commissioner Ron Davis

Palm School Activation and Northeast District Planning

Not specified.

Proposed Manor Wastewater Treatment Plant & Wilbarger Creek Greenway

Condemnation would force Manor to find a costlier alternative site; no county expenditure was authorized.

Affordable Housing Availability and Federal Funding Cuts

Involves multi-million dollar housing portfolios and specialized board-designated funds.

Seismic 9.0 Dance Event Permitting

Permit fees and county staff monitoring costs.

Regional Wildfire Preparedness and Burn Ban Enforcement

Potential savings on emergency response costs if fire hazards are mitigated.

Old San Antonio Road and Puryear Road Detour

Project-related infrastructure costs managed by developers and TNR.

Capital Improvement Program Dashboard & Transparency

$1.1 billion program with $578 million allocated to date.

Employee Healthcare Costs and Benefit Changes

About $3.56 million more this year; nearly $31 million transferred over two years, reducing 2027 health fund reserves by roughly $1.6 million.

Strategic Housing Finance Corporation Board Appointments

None directly associated with the board appointment process.

Law Enforcement Technology and Axon Contract Consolidation

An 8-year contract totaling $97 million with escalating annual payments starting around $6.8 million.

Opioid Crisis and Harm Reduction

Opioid settlement abatement funds will be directed by the court to prevention and naloxone distribution efforts.

Apartment Maintenance Workforce Training and Property Conditions

Requires targeted investment in local workforce training initiatives.

Mental Health and Jail Diversion Programs

The COSSUP grant provides $1.6 million over three years, with potential supplemental support explored through Central Health.

Balcones Canyonlands Preserve Visitor Center Project

Total project cost of approximately $40 million, utilizing $14.8 million from BCP Fund reserves.

Public Defender Investigator Pay and Family Unity Pilot

Subject to ongoing county budget deliberations.

Consent agenda (items 6, 7, 12-14, 17-20, 22-34, 36-39, 42-45, 48-50)

Item 47 — Resolution authorizing constable to sell tax-delinquent properties

Item 46 — District Clerk Records Management Plan (FY 2026-2027)

Item 9 — Mass Gathering Permit for PGA Tour Austin Championship

Item 41B — Renaming East Metropolitan Park for Ron Davis

Item 8A — Outdoor burning ban reinstated

Item 10 — Community Wildfire Protection Plan adopted

Item 52 — New Acceptable Use of Information Technology policy

Item 4 — Breast Cancer Awareness Month proclamation

Item 3 — TCSO Wellness Reset award proclamation

Item 5 — Travis County History Day proclamation

Item 24I — $3.56 million health fund claims transfer

Item 16 — Opioid public health crisis declaration extended

Item 21 — 2027 Legislative Agenda and Priorities adopted

Item 35 — EPI-USE appeal of SAP migration contract award denied

Item 58 — MoPac South response to CTRMA

Item 53 — Integral Care Board reappointment

TCDA 1 — Twin Creeks PID Compliance Escrow Agreement

Approve payment of claims by the County Treasurer.

Receive revenue and expenditure reports, and other statutorily required reports, for the month of August 2026 from the County Auditor’s Office. The reports are submitted electronically as allowed by local government code §114.023 (a) and…

FY 2027 County Budget Adoption

Close the Public Hearing.

Central Health property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.123603, which is effectively an six percent (6.0%) increase in the tax rate.

Approve Item 23.

Central Health property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.132863, which is effectively a 12.6 percent (12.6%) increase in the tax rate.

Approve Items 5, 6, 7, 10, 11, 12.a-b; e-f., 13, 14, 15. a-d, 19. a-e., 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 2, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35. a-b., 36, 37. a-b., 40, 41, 42, 43, and 44.

Approve Item 9.

Adopt the findings stated in the Commissioners Court Order making tax levies for the County of Travis, Texas for the Tax Year beginning January 1, 2026.

Approve Item 18.

Close the Public Hearing.

Approve Item 3.

Determine the composition of the Elected Officials Salary Grievance Committee for Fiscal Year 2027 by randomly selecting the names of ten alternate public members from a jar.

Open the Public Hearing.

Property tax rate of 4.6473 cents for each $100 valuation of all taxable property is hereby levied for the current tax year for debt service to provide sinking funds and to pay interest on outstanding

Approve Item 21.

Approve Items 12.d and 12.c.

Open the Public Hearing.

Property tax rate of 33.9737 cents for each $100 valuation of all taxable property is hereby levied for the current tax year for maintenance and operations.

Property tax rate be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of 38.6210 cents for each $100 valuation of all taxable property, which is effectively a two and a half (2.1%) percent increase in the tax

Approve Item 4.

Central Health property tax be increased by the adoption of a tax rate of $0.00926, which is effectively a one hundred seven-point nine percent (107.9%) increase in the tax rate.

Approve Item 20.

Approve Item 38.

Approve an estoppel certificate for the ground lease of Travis County land at 308 Guadalupe Street as discussed in executive session to be signed by the County Judge.

Approval of FY 2027 Travis County Tax Rates

Approval of Central Health FY 2027 Property Tax Rates and Budget

Approval of Twin Creek Public Improvement District Financing Agreement

Limit public comments to 2 minutes.

Approve Item BH-05 (AXON)-Centralize funding to discuss at a later time.

Approve Item BH-04 (BH04008A)-Travis County Transformation Project: One-time funding for two years at $1,000,000 each year.

Approve Item 10.

Approve the Preliminary Budget as a baseline.

Approve Security Reserve Allocation.

Approve Items stated in the FY 2027 Budget Mark-Up Parking Lot including the increase CAR earmark of $8,547,236 for Commissioners Court Priorities with a Preference to Buy Down CO's

Approve FY2027 Compensation plan.

Approve Item BH-02 (BH-002): Supportive Housing Investment Pipeline Support Services (SHIP): 1) Potential Funding Breakdown (Budgeted in Health and Human Services) of 2 million dollars 2) BH- 002 (Res

Approve changes to the Preliminary Budget.

Approve changes on FY2027 Compensation package.

Approve Item BH-13 (BH-13001 Reserves): Increase Criminal Legally Mandated Fees from 1.5 million to 3 million

Approve Item B03-Late (Reserves): Add $360,733 earmark against allocated Reserve for 3% One-Time ATB for CSDC (Community Supervision and Corrections Department)

Approve Item BH-01 (BH-01004)-Planet SAFE: Ongoing funding in the amount of $350,000.

Approve Item BH-08 (BH-08002): Law Library Family Law Reference Attorney (1.0 FTE)- $133, 217 ongoing and $3,156 one-time funding.

Approve Item BH-013 (BH-13001)-CAPDS Panel Attorney Incentive Program: $1,422,089 one-time funding.

Approve Item 11.

Approve Item BH-20 (BH-2009)-Hospital-based Violence Intervention Program: $250,000 one-time funding.

Approve Item BH-17 (BH-01020): Exposition Center-Additional Operating Funds-$550,000 one-time funding.

Approval of Preliminary Budget Baseline

Approval of Security Reserve Allocation

Approval of FY 2027 Compensation Package

Approval of Planet Safe Funding (Item BH-01)