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What residents are talking about in Travis County public meetings, ranked by community engagement.

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27 topics in parks rec

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Brown Santa book drive

3 supportive
3 commentsLast discussed Nov 3, 2026
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Veterans Day

7 supportive
7 commentsLast discussed Nov 3, 2026
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Renaming East Metropolitan Park

5 supportive
6 commentsLast discussed Oct 27, 2026
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Employee children's book drive

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Oct 27, 2026
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Travis County History Day

2 supportive
2 commentsLast discussed Oct 27, 2026
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Parks Comprehensive Plan award

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Oct 27, 2026
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Travis County employee softball and book drive

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Oct 20, 2026
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Wilbarger Creek Greenway and Littig history

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Oct 20, 2026
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Manor wastewater plant and Wilbarger Creek Greenway

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Oct 20, 2026
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Wilbarger Creek Greenway and Manor sewage plant

1 opposed
1 commentLast discussed Oct 20, 2026
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Parks & recreation

7 supportive1 opposed
8 commentsLast discussed Oct 6, 2026
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Naming Southeast Metropolitan Park

2 supportive
2 commentsLast discussed Sep 29, 2026
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Raising Travis County

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Sep 29, 2026
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County Announcements

1 supportive
2 commentsLast discussed Sep 15, 2026
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Employee softball tournament and book drive

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Sep 1, 2026
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Budget amendments

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Aug 4, 2026
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Palm School Community Engagement Plan

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Aug 4, 2026
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Brown Santa children's book drive

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Jul 21, 2026
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Summer Learning Week

7 supportive
7 commentsLast discussed Jul 7, 2026
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Pride Month Proclamation and LGBTQ+ Advocacy

3 supportive
3 commentsLast discussed Jun 9, 2026
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Travis County Juneteenth celebration

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
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Travis County employee kickball tournament

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Jun 2, 2026
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Bonds

1 commentLast discussed Mar 3, 2026
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Park Springs Cemetery Historic Preservation

3 concerned
3 commentsLast discussed Feb 3, 2026
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First responders kickball tournament

1 supportive
1 commentLast discussed Jan 29, 2026
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Proclamation Honoring Bob Kafka

4 supportive
4 commentsLast discussed Jan 20, 2026
Parks Rec

Bob Kafka Proclamation

4 supportive
4 commentsLast discussed Jan 20, 2026

In the News

12 articles

Recent coverage of Travis County from local and regional media.

KUT 90.5 NPR Austincounty judge election results

Follow the 2026 election results for Hays County judge

Michelle Gutierrez Cohen, Geoffrey Tahuahua and Liz Gajdos are facing off for the position.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austinelection results

Follow the Hays County 2026 election results

Hays County voters are deciding on candidates for Commissioners' Court, the Texas Legislature, as well as Congress this election.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austincity council election

Follow the 2026 election results for Austin City Council District 9

Incumbent Zo Qadri is facing off with four challengers as he seeks his second term on the City Council.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR AustinState Board of Education election

Follow the election results for Texas State Board of Education District 5

Republican Mica Arellano and Democrat Allison Bush are running to represent the district, which includes Bastrop, Caldwell, Guadalupe, Hays, Travis and parts of Blanco and Williamson counties.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR AustinU.S. House District 37 election results

Follow the election results for U.S. House District 37

Longtime Congressman Greg Casar faces first-time Republican challenger Lauren Peña to represent U.S. House District 37.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austinelection results

Follow the election results for Prop I and other Austin propositions on the ballot

The proposal getting the most attention, Proposition I, was pushed by Save Austin Now, a political action committee.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austinelection results

Goodwin leads Texas lieutenant governor race as early results come in

Democratic state Rep. Vikki Goodwin held an early lead Tuesday night in the race for Texas lieutenant governor as the first results began coming in across the state

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austinelection results coverage

Follow the Williamson County 2026 election results

KUT News will be watching several federal and statewide races involving Williamson County, including U.S. House District 31, Texas Senate District 5 and Texas House District 52. We'll also be watching the race for county judge and several school dist...

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austinelection results

Follow the Travis County 2026 election results

Follow along for the results on five city council seats, several state house and school board positions and the next House District 37 representative.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR AustinTexas House District 49 election results

Follow the election results for Texas House District 49

Montserrat Garibay is expected to win the solidly blue district. Arshia Papari is running on the Green Party ticket and there is no Republican candidate.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austinelection results

Follow the 2026 election results for Austin City Council District 5

Ryan Alter has represented District 5, which includes parts of South and Southwest Austin, since being elected in 2022.

Nov 4, 2026
KUT 90.5 NPR Austinelections

Travis County sees highest early voting turnout in decades for a midterm election

More than 450,000 people have cast a ballot ahead of Election Day in Travis County either in person or by mail.

Nov 2, 2026