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Travis County, Texas

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Budget Y
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Meetings Y
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Elected Officials Y
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Administrative Officials Y
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Permits, zoning P
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Audits Y
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Contracts Y
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Lobbying N
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Public records Y
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Local taxes Y
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County websites
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Travis County, Texas is one of 254 counties in Texas.


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[edit] Website evaluation

Last rated on Jan. 12, 2012

[edit] The good

  • Current and past bids are posted.[1]
  • County commissioners and contact information are posted.[2]
  • Meeting minutes and agendas are posted.[2]
  • Budgets are posted back through 2000.[3]
  • Comprehensive annual financial reports are available.[4]
  • Officials and contact information are listed on department pages.
  • Current and previous year's tax rates are posted.[5] The tax assessor's website provides a way to search for taxes by parcel and pay property taxes online.[6]
  • Permit information and forms are posted.[7]
  • There is a form and contact listed for making public records requests.[8]

[edit] The bad

  • Term information for commissioners is not available.
  • No information on taxpayer-funded lobbying is provided.
  • Zoning information is not posted.
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[edit] Board of Commissioners

Member Precinct
Samuel T. Biscoe County Judge
Ron Davis Precinct 1
Sarah Eckhardt Precinct 2
Karen Huber Precinct 3
Margaret Gómez Precinct 4

[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. ↑ Travis County website "Bid Solicitation," Accessed November 4, 2011
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 Travis County website "Commissioners Court," November 4, 2011
  3. ↑ Travis County website "County Budgets," Accessed November 4, 2011
  4. ↑ Travis County website "County Auditor," Accessed November 4, 2011
  5. ↑ Travis County website "Tax Assessor," Accessed November 4, 2011
  6. ↑ Travis County Tax Assessor website "Property Search," Accessed November 4, 2011
  7. ↑ Travis County website "Permits," Accessed November 4, 2011
  8. ↑ Travis County website "Request for Information," Accessed November 4, 2011
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