Travis County, Texas - Government

Travis County is located in south central Texas astride the Balcones Fault, the boundary between the Edwards Plateau to the west and the Blackland Prairie to the east. It is part of the Austin-Round Rock metropolitan area. As of the 2010 census, the population was 1,024,266. The county has gained more than 400,000 residents since 1990. The county is named in honor of William Barret Travis, the commander of the Republic of Texas forces at the Battle of the Alamo.

County Seat: Austin
Cities, towns, and villages:

Bee Cave
Briarcliff
Creedmoor
Elgin
Jonestown

Lago Vista
Lakeway
Manor
Pflugerville

Point Venture
Rollingwood
Round Rock
San Leanna
Sunset Valley

The Hills
Volente
Webberville
West Lake Hills

Oak Hill

(a growing portion of southern Round Rock also extends into northern Travis county) (a growing portion of Elgin extends into Travis County)

For more information on Travis County, please visit our webpage at www.traviscountytx.gov