Travis County, TX

County in Texas

United States

1.02m population • $521.5m budget

Travis County, TX reduces personnel time and resources spent on audits with automation project

The county's Risk Evaluation and Consulting Division experienced a 25% annual growth in property tax refunds. The weeks-long manual review process was replaced by an in-house analytics system requiring only minutes per refund request. County auditors receive emails with property tax documentation only when irregularities are found. Future uses of the automation process may include reviews of public official spending through receipt analysis.

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Travis County, TX

United States

Travis County, TX is launching an emergency rental assistance program to help struggling residents

Travis County is launching an emergency rental assistance program to help residents struggling with rental expenses due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The county has partnered with the management consultant company Guidehouse to help facilitate planning and implementation of fund distributions. Priority will be given to applicants who experienced unemployment within 90 days prior to their application and individuals with incomes at or below 50% of the area median income.

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Travis County, TX

United States

Verified Projects

Austin, TX and Travis County are developing a community plan to help residents with addictions

The City of Austin is partnering with the Travis County Department of Health and Human Services to develop an official community plan to help residents suffering from drug and alcohol addiction. The proposed plan includes a continuum of care: treatment, withdrawal management, harm reduction, clinical care, and other recovery services. The stakeholders are currently determining what populations need to be served, what services need to be included, and what the community’s funding priorities are.

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Austin, TX

United States

Travis County, TX

United States