Travis County wants to spend $97M on new women’s facility at jail

AUSTIN (KXAN) — The Travis County Commissioners Court voted Tuesday to ultimately postpone consideration to spend $97 million to build a new women’s facility at the Travis County Correctional Complex (TCCC) and is expected to revisit the proposal in a year.
Late Tuesday afternoon, a motion was made by Precinct Two Commissioner Brigid Shea to remove the certificate of obligation that would have been dedicated to the new facility’s design plan and, as a result, pushed the project