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Travis County looks to mitigate lost funds after governor pulls back $1.5M in state grants

Published on February 7, 2017 under CommunityImpact

Following Gov. Greg Abbott’s decision last week to withhold state grant monies from Travis County in retribution for its sheriff’s immigration policies, the county is beginning a “rebudgeting” process to address the $1.5 million shortfall. The governor announced Feb. 1 his office was cutting Travis County off from 12 grants that fund 18.5 full-time positions in seven county offices and departments. “None of [these grants have] anything to do with immigration or [are] under the managerial control of the sheriff’s department,” County Judge Sarah Eckhardt said. “We have had $1.5 million cut from programming this year. We face a probable $1.8 […]

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Source: Community Impact- Round Rock

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