The official Twitter account for Travis County, Texas. Sharing news about the County services and programs.
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👻🍬🍫 Are you going trick-or-treating tonight?
Remind your kids and teens of all ages:
🎃 Don't enter strangers' homes or cars
🎃 Use a buddy system
🎃 Stick with well-lit, familiar areas
🎃 Always use sidewalks and look both ways before crossing
🎃 Bring a flashlight
🎃🚗 Drivers, stay alert this Halloween! Kids are twice as likely to be killed by a car on Halloween than any other day.
👀 Slow down
📱 Put phones away
🚸 Watch for kids at intersections & curbs
🚙 Enter/exit driveways slowly
Be extra alert from 5:30–9:30 p.m.
📢 Help shape the future of Reimers Ranch and RGK Ranch Park!
🌳 Share ideas for 400+ new acres at Reimers Ranch.
🌳 Suggest amenities for RGK Ranch and ideas to use and preserve Casa Blanca and the Memorial Garden.
📝 Take the surveys: panda-qhs66t.my.canva.site/r…
ALT Promotional graphic inviting community input on the future design of RGK Ranch Park and Reimers Ranch Park with nature scenes and logos.
Burleson Studios is now open! 🏠🎉
Travis County partnered with Foundation Communities to bring affordable housing to Southeast Austin.
Burleson Studios was partially funded with $12 million from Travis County’s Supportive Housing Initiative Pipeline.
ALT Group of people standing on a green lawn holding a blue ribbon for a ribbon-cutting ceremony in front of an apartment building.
ALT Aerial view of a modern three-story residential complex, Burleson Studios in Austin, Texas, surrounding a landscaped courtyard with a gazebo and walking paths.
ALT A modern building complex with solar panel canopies covering parking spaces and landscaped green areas around it.
The Travis County Parks Comprehensive Plan is GOLDEN! 🌟
It won a Texas Planning Gold Award from the Texas Chapter of the American Planning Association.
The plan guides future investments in our parks, trails, and other natural areas.
Good morning! The Travis County Commissioners Court meets today (10/27) at 9 a.m.
On the agenda:
- Adoption of Wildfire Protection Plan
- Opioid Overdose Disaster Declaration Extension
📄 Full agenda: traviscotx.portal.civicclerk…
💻 Watch live: traviscountytx.gov/tctv/watc…
#TravCo is on item 21: Consider and take appropriate action on legislative matters
#TravCo is back from recess and on item 16: Consider and take appropriate action to declare a Public Health Crisis due to Drug Overdose and Deaths related to the Opioid Crisis in our community.
#TravCo is on item 24(I): Consider and take appropriate action on budget amendments, transfers and discussions items
#TravCo is on item 5: Approve a proclamation recognizing Tuesday, October 27, 2026, as Travis County History Day.
#TravCo is on item 3: Approve a proclamation recognizing the Travis County Sheriff’s Office Professional Officer Wellness Reset for receiving the 2026 Texas Association of Counties County Best Practices Award.
#TravCo is on item 4: Approve a proclamation recognizing the month of October 2026 as Breast Cancer Awareness Month in Travis County.
#TravCo is on item 38: Receive a briefing regarding the Transportation & Natural Resources Capital Improvement Program Quarterly Update.
#TravCo is on item 52: Consider and take appropriate action to repealing Chapter 110 Travis County Personnel Benefits Guidelines and Procedures Manual for All Travis County Employees Subchapter I: Acceptable Use of IT and replacing it with Chapter 136 Acceptable Use of IT.
#TravCo is on item 10: Consider and take appropriate action to adopt the revised and updated Community Wildfire Protection Plan for Travis County and the City of Austin.
#TravCo is on item 8A: Consider and take appropriate action regarding the following - Outdoor burning in the unincorporated areas of Travis County