Travis County is located in Central Texas and is the fifth-most populous county in the state. The county seat is Austin, the state capital.

Travis County is governed by a five-member Commissioners Court, which is composed of a county judge and four commissioners. The county judge is the presiding officer of the court and is elected county-wide. The four commissioners are elected by district. The Commissioners Court is responsible for setting the county's tax rate, adopting the county budget, and approving county contracts.

The county is also served by a number of other elected officials, including a sheriff, district attorney, county clerk, county treasurer, and county tax assessor-collector.

Travis County is home to a number of state and federal government offices, including the Texas State Capitol, the Texas Supreme Court, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas, and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.

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