Municipal elections in Travis County, Texas (2017)
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| 2017 Travis County elections |
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| Election dates |
| Filing deadline: NA |
| General election: May 6, 2017 & November 7, 2017 |
| Election stats |
| Offices up: Municipal utility district directors |
| Total seats up: 10 |
| Election type: Nonpartisan |
| Other municipal elections |
| U.S. municipal elections, 2017 |
Travis County, Texas, held a ballot measure election on November 7, 2017. County residents voted on a $93.4 million bond for transportation and road safety projects and a $91.5 million bond for parks and open spaces.[1]
Travis County also held ballot measure elections and elections to create special districts and name special district directors on May 6, 2017. Propositions to create Emergency Services District No. 15, Municipal Utility District No. 23, and Municipal Utility District No. 24 were approved in the May election, and permanent directors for MUD No. 23 and MUD No. 24 were elected. Propositions related to special district taxes and bonds were also approved.[2][3]
Elections
Ballot measures
Note: The following ballot measures might not have appeared on all county voters' ballots. Please check with the local elections office for more details.
November 7, 2017
• Proposition: Austin Independent School District Bond Issue 
• Proposition A: Travis County Transportation Bond Issue
• Proposition B: Travis County Parks Bond Issue
May 6, 2017
• Proposition 1: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 23 Creation
• Proposition 5: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 23 Park and Recreational Facilities Bonds
• Proposition 2: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 24 Property Tax
• Proposition 4: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 24 Road Bonds
• Proposition 3: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 24 Water, Wastewater and Drainage Systems Facilities Bonds
• Proposition 4: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 23 Road Bonds
• Proposition: Travis County Emergency Services District No. 14 Sales and Use Tax Increase
• Proposition 3: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 23 Water, Wastewater and Drainage Systems Facilities Bonds
• Proposition: Travis County Emergency Services District No. 9 Sales and Use Tax
• Proposition: Travis County Emergency Services District No. 15 Creation and Property Tax
• Proposition 6: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 24 Refunding Bonds
• Proposition 5: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 24 Park and Recreational Facilities Bonds
• Proposition 1: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 24 Creation
• Proposition 2: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 23 Property Tax
• Proposition 6: Travis County Municipal Utility District No. 23 Refunding Bonds
General election
Note: The following elections might not have appeared on all county voters' ballots. Please check with the local elections office for more details.
Municipal Utility District No. 23
☑ Ann Attal
☑ Bertha Hutcheson
☑ Laurie Mills
☑ Jacqueline Shreiner
☑ Jeanne Talerico
Municipal Utility District No. 24
☑ Thomas Crowson Jr.
☑ Cynthia McGuineas
☑ Clayton Orr
☑ Jonny Rodgers
☑ Lisa Stalans
Additional elections on the ballot
Note: The following election might not have appeared on all county voters' ballots. Please check with the local elections office for more details.
- See also: Texas elections, 2017
The Austin Independent School District held a ballot measure election on November 7, 2017. Click on the following link to read about the measure:
The Pflugerville Independent School District held an election on May 6, 2017. Click on the following link to read about the election:
About the county
- See also: Travis County, Texas
The county government of Travis County is located in Austin, Texas. The county was first established in 1840.[4]
County government
- See also: Government of Travis County, Texas
Travis County is overseen by a five-member commissioners court. Four commissioners are elected by district to four-year terms. The head of the commissioners court, the county judge, is elected county-wide. Residents also elect a county attorney, district attorney, county clerk, district clerk, county sheriff, county tax assessor-collector, county treasurer, five constables, and five justices of the peace.
Demographics
The following table displays demographic data provided by the United States Census Bureau.
| Demographic Data for Travis County, Texas | ||
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| Travis County | Texas | |
| Population | 1,024,266 | 25,145,561 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 992 | 261,266 |
| Race and ethnicity** | ||
| White | 72.5% | 74% |
| Black/African American | 8.3% | 12.1% |
| Asian | 6.7% | 4.8% |
| Native American | 0.6% | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0.1% |
| Other (single race) | 8.2% | 5.8% |
| Multiple | 3.6% | 2.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 33.8% | 39.3% |
| Education | ||
| High school graduation rate | 89.3% | 83.7% |
| College graduation rate | 50% | 29.9% |
| Income | ||
| Median household income | $75,887 | $61,874 |
| Persons below poverty level | 12% | 14.7% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2010). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2014-2019). | ||
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | ||
Recent news
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See also
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Travis County, Texas, "Travis County Calls for November 7th Transportation & Parks Bond Election," August 15, 2017
- ↑ Travis County Clerk Elections Division, "May 6, 2017 Joint General and Special Elections - Cities, Schools, and Emergency Services Districts," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Travis County Clerk Elections Division, "May 6, 2017 Joint General and Special Elections - Municipal Utility Districts," accessed April 27, 2017
- ↑ Texas State Historical Association, "Travis County," accessed September 20, 2016
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