Judge Eckhardt: Travis County is planning for volatility from state, feds
Travis County has already paid a price for the new jail policy on undocumented immigrants, and County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said the county is readying for the costs to keep mounting.
Eckhardt in her State of the County address Wednesday evening lamented the ongoing battle between liberal Travis County and the Republican-controlled state and federal governments over immigration policy as well as legislative efforts to cap local property taxes.
“We hear your justified concerns about federal and state politics making our lives uncertain,” Eckhardt said in prepared remarks. “Travis County is planning for volatility in (budget year) 2018.”
To better gauge options, the county is asking for efficiency and reduction proposals from offices and departments, she said.
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