Travis County

What Travis County does

Travis County is a political subdivision of the State of Texas and county government entity established in 1839, serving the residents and businesses of Travis County — which contains the state capital of Austin. The county delivers essential public services including property tax collection and administration, vehicle title and registration, vital records (birth/death certificates, marriage licenses), court record management, probate and guardianship proceedings, voter registration, building permitting, public safety administration, and health and human services programs. These services are delivered through six physical tax office locations across Austin and Pflugerville, authorized third-party sub-stations at H-E-B, AAA, and Brookshire Brothers, and a suite of online self-service portals.

The county operates on a transaction-fee and statutory revenue model, with primary revenue streams from property taxes (adopted annually by Commissioners Court), vehicle registration fees, court fees and fines, and vital records fees. The 2025 property tax rate represents an 8.0% effective increase over the prior year. Core technology infrastructure is built on a SAP ERP system deployed county-wide for financial management, supplemented by ArcGIS for GIS mapping and the Texas DMV's webDEALER system for vehicle transactions. Public-facing digital products include the Financial Transparency Portal (interactive budget, debt, vendor payment, and economic development dashboards), the Open Data Portal (public datasets on voter registration, property tax, court data, and GIS), and TCTV government-access television broadcast on Cable Channel 17.

Governance is provided by the Travis County Commissioners Court, consisting of County Judge Andy Brown and four Precinct Commissioners (Jeff Travillion, Brigid Shea, Ann Howard, George Morales). Executive functions are led by County Auditor Patti Smith, Treasurer Dolores Ortega Carter, and Public Information Officer Hector Nieto. The county received the GFOA Certificate of Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting for FY2021 and operates as a non-commercial public entity with revenue derived from mandatory fees and taxes rather than market-priced products.

Name

Travis County

Legal name

Travis County

Website

https://traviscountytx.gov

Company type

Public

Founded year

1839

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

Travis County is a Texas county government entity serving residents and businesses of Travis County (including Austin) with property tax collection, vehicle registration, court services, vital records, and public administration through physical offices, digital portals, and the SAP ERP platform.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Local Government Services

NAICS

Administration of Housing Programs, Urban Planning, and Community Development (9251), Courts (922110), Regulation, Licensing, and Inspection of Miscellaneous Commercial Sectors (92615)

SIC

Services-Engineering, Accounting, Research, Management (8700)

akta.pro primary industry

Municipal Tax & Revenue Administration (Local) (BPAIACAD)

akta.pro secondary industries

Planning, Zoning, Permitting & Code Enforcement (BPAIACAE), Economic Development & Business Licensing (Local) (BPAIACAN)

Keywords

• Property tax administration
• Vital records services
• Vehicle title registration
• Court records management
• Public information access

Headquarters

HQ city

Austin

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices13 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Others, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Property Tax Collection: Travis County collects property taxes on behalf of the county and other taxing entities. The 2025 tax rate will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $24.73.
2. Vehicle Registration Fees: Fees collected for vehicle title transfers, registration renewals, and related motor vehicle services
3. Court Fees and Fines: Collection of court costs, fines, fees, and bond forfeitures for County Courts, District Courts, and Justice Courts
4. Vital Records Fees: Fees for birth and death records, marriage licenses, and other recording services through the County Clerk's office

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Travis County is a county government that provides essential public services to residents and businesses of Travis County, Texas. Core functions include property tax collection and administration, vehicle title and registration, court record management (civil, criminal, and probate), vital records (birth/death certificates, marriage licenses), voter registration, building permits, health and human services, and regulatory oversight through the Bail Bond Board. Services are delivered through physical offices, online portals, and the TCTV government television channel.

Product overview

Travis County operates as a county government providing a broad portfolio of public services rather than a commercial product company. The county offers integrated digital service platforms including the Financial Transparency Portal (providing interactive budget and expenditure data), the Open Data Portal (providing public datasets and GIS mapping), and TCTV (government access television). Core service categories include Tax Office operations (property taxes, vehicle registration, voter registration), County Clerk services (vital records, court filings, eFiling), Probate Court services, Health and Human Services, Building Permits, and the Bail Bond Board regulatory function. These services are delivered through the main Travis County website, dedicated departmental portals, and in-person locations throughout the county.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Travis County Financial Transparency Portal: Online portal providing key financial statistics, debt obligations, public pensions data, economic development information, and interactive budget and expenditure data for Travis County.
• Travis County Open Data Portal
• TCTV (Travis County Television)
• Travis County Tax Office

Products and services

• Financial Transparency Portal Interactive web portal providing key county financial statistics, debt obligations, public pensions data, economic development information, and interactive budget and expenditure dashboards for Travis County, including vendor payment lookup tools.
• Open Data Portal Public portal providing free access to county datasets, visualizations, and data pages including voter registration, property tax data, criminal and civil court data, and GIS mapping information.
• TCTV (Travis County Television) Government access television channel broadcasting on Cable Channel 17, Grande Communications channel 1017, and AT&T U-verse channel 99, producing original programs about county services, public affairs, community enrichment, and public safety for Travis County viewers.
• Tax Office Services Travis County Tax Office services include property tax collection and payment (online payment, installment plans, eBill), vehicle title and registration, voter registration, and court cost collections, delivered online and through six physical tax offices across Austin and Pflugerville.
• County Clerk Services Travis County Clerk recording services include marriage licenses, domestic partnerships, DBAs, real property records, and vital statistics, plus misdemeanor, civil, and probate court filings and eFiling.
• Probate Court Services Probate Court services in Travis County handle probate of wills, declaration of heirs for those dying without wills, guardianship establishment for incapacitated persons and minors, and mental health commitment supervision.
• Public Information Records Documents and files available under the Texas Public Information Act to promote government transparency, including internal emails, letters, meeting minutes, budgets, reports, and statistical data, processed by the Travis County Public Information Office.
• Health and Human Services Travis County Health and Human Services provides assistance applications, health-related programs, and social services for Travis County residents in need.
• Bail Bond Board Travis County Bail Bond Board supervises and regulates the bonding business in Travis County, including licensing qualified applicants and conducting hearings, with members drawn from the judiciary, bail bondsmen, and criminal defense attorneys.
• Building Permits Travis County building permit services, administered by Transportation and Natural Resources (TNR), provide development services and permitting for construction and development within unincorporated areas of the county.

Quantifiable outcome

• Financial Transparency Portal provides key county financial statistics, interactive budget data, and vendor payment information
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration3 records

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• SAPcoreTechnology or IntegrationTravis County uses SAP as its ERP software system for county-wide financial management, including financial systems maintenance, support, innovation, help desk, upgrades, and training for users.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Harris County, Texas: Texas's most populous county (Houston area); operates an equivalent portfolio of tax-assessor-collector, county clerk, probate, criminal and civil courts, and public-safety services at much larger scale, making it a benchmark for high-volume service delivery and digital government practices relevant to Travis County's expansion.
• Tarrant County, Texas: Fort Worth-area county operating the same statutory services (tax office, county clerk, probate courts, public information, building permits) under Texas state law, serving a mid-to-large metro demographic similar to Travis County.
• Maricopa County, Arizona: One of the largest U.S. counties (Phoenix metro) operating property tax, motor-vehicle (MVD), courts, and a high-profile open-data/transparency program; commonly cited as a benchmark for digital-government investment among large counties, making it a strong peer for Travis County's transparency-portal initiatives.
• Cook County, Illinois: Chicago-area county that operates property-tax administration, county clerk, probate and criminal courts, and a major open-data initiative under SAP and ESRI platforms - a high-scale peer comparable to Travis County in service breadth and digital-government maturity.
• King County, Washington: Seattle-area county known for its Open Data Portal, e-government services, and environmental sustainability programs; a peer in scale and digital-government maturity relevant to Travis County's open-data strategy.
• Williamson County, Texas: Adjacent Central Texas county that performs the same core functions as Travis County - property tax collection, motor-vehicle title/registration via the TxDMV, county clerk, probate courts, and sheriff - and serves a comparable suburban/rural-suburban demographic in the Austin metro. They share state-level SAP/webDEALER infrastructure.
• Dallas County, Texas: Major Texas county providing property tax, motor-vehicle, county clerk, court, and vital records services to the Dallas metro - directly comparable in statutory mandates, scale, and digital-government initiatives to Travis County.
• Bexar County, Texas: Bexar County (San Antonio) performs the same county-government functions as Travis County under identical Texas state law, sharing the same TxDMV webDEALER motor-vehicle platform, the same SAP-based county financial systems market, and comparable compliance and reporting obligations (GFOA financial reporting, property-tax caps under SB2).
• Fulton County, Georgia: Atlanta-metro county performing property-tax billing (via appointed Tax Commissioner), county clerk/probate/criminal court operations, and motor-vehicle tag services under Georgia state law; offers a peer model for mid-size counties expanding digital service delivery similar to Travis County.
• Miami-Dade County, Florida: Large Florida county operating property tax (tax collector), clerk of courts, motor-vehicle tag/title services, and a well-developed open-data platform - directly comparable in service mix to Travis County at substantially larger scale.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/TravisCountyTX
• Facebookfacebook.com/TravisCountyTX
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/travis-county

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles17 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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