Travis County Commissioners Court

Plaintiffs in the lawsuit argue spending the $42 million on anything other than direct flood response is a misuse of tax dollars.

The new child care slots will make a dent in Workforce Solutions' current waitlist, which has about 6,000 kids and takes an average two years to get through.

Travis County commissioners agreed to spend $115,000 on security for him. Garza said the security was recommended by county staff and assessments by law enforcement and an outside contractor.

The local public hospital district must receive final approval from Travis County before Oct. 1.

The county's public hospital district doubles its investment in direct health care services in the proposed budget.

If approved, the 2.5 cent increase would generate nearly $77 million to help low-income families.

The declaration allows the county judge to coordinate and control traffic and other needs during the eclipse.

Travis County Commissioners expressed concerns with the expensive price tag and the consultant chosen to do the work. It will perform an internal review of its homeless services separately.

The commissioners' approval came after they expressed frustration about approving a tax rate increase while Central Health has hundreds of millions of dollars available in reserves.

In the first six months of 2022 alone, there were 118 fentanyl-related overdoses in Travis County. That’s the same number the county saw in all of last year.