01. County Records

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The collection consists of records of the Road Overseers.  Road Overseers were appointed by Commissioners to keep the roads, bridges, and causeways in each precinct clear of obstructions and in good repair.

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Balance sheets, revenue ledgers, appropriation ledgers, payroll registers, claim and warrant registers, and audits comprise the bulk of the County Auditor's records.

Scope and Contents Records of the County Clerk include financial records (bids, claims, and bonds); county court civil and criminal case papers; contracts; assorted property records; tax records, including Board of Equalization notices and protests; official bonds, deputation records, and oaths of Office; election notices; marriage affidavits; school records, including teacher payroll cards; livestock records; and personnel records. Bond files include documentation for bonds involving Travis County and City of...

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Records of the County Health Department (a now defunct office), including autopsy records, correspondence, public health publications, and medicinal and drug leaflets.

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Records of the County Judge, including hiring bonds (convict labor records).

Scope and Contents The collection consists of 5 series: Surveyor's Record books, Surveyor's Record Index books, Surveyor's Record File books, Field Notes, and assorted records.Surveyor's Record books, dating from 1838-1999, include surveys, plats, field notes, land warrants and scrips. The earliest records, dating from 1838-1839, date prior to the formal establishment of Travis County, and are therefore referred to as Bastrop County records. Earlier records also include counties...

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The collection consists of fines and jury fees collected and registers: record of scrips issued for District and County Court juries, Roads and Bridges.

Also included: bills and invoices for travel, financial reports for county grants, investments and bank transfers, financial ledgers, payment records for different county services, county Balances and fund Reports, tax levy reports and assorted files.

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Records of the District Courts, the principal trial courts in the State of Texas, including early civil and criminal court records (dockets, case papers and minutes), multi-court records, records of juries and grand juries, naturalization records, business and professional records, financial records, and reports.

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Records of the General Services department, including administrative records, budgets, legal records (contracts, agreements and leases), facilities records (construction, remodel, and move files), personnel records, and correspondence.

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Records of proceedings and printed materials of the Travis County Historical Commission.

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The collection consists of publications produced by the Human Resources Department, including employee handbooks and County Comment newsletters.

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Dockets, case papers, and reports of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 1. Dockets and case papers include those for civil, criminal and inquest matters. Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Dockets, case papers, and reports of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 2. Dockets and case papers include those for civil, criminal and inquest matters. Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Dockets, case papers, and reports of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 3. Dockets and case papers include those for civil, criminal and inquest matters. Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Dockets, case papers, and reports of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 4. Dockets and case papers include those for civil, criminal and inquest matters. Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Dockets, case papers, and reports of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 5. Dockets and case papers include those for civil, criminal and inquest matters. Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Dockets, case papers, and reports of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 6. Dockets and case papers include those for civil, criminal and inquest matters. Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Criminal case papers and inquest records of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 7.



Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Inquest case papers of the Office of the Justice of Peace Precinct 8.



Holdings are scattered and incomplete.

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Case papers and reports of the Office of the Justice of Peace - Precinct Unknown. Case papers include criminal cases and inquests.

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Juvenile Court publications.

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Publications of the Purchasing Office.

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Publications and general files, arranged topically.

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Arrest and offense records, jail records, reords of writs and process, reports, publications, and National Night Out material from the Sheriff's Office.

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Property appraisal and property tax collection records, including abstracts, delinquent taxes, redemption records, tax receipts, and reports.  Holdings are scattered and incomplete.