9. • Health & Human ServicesTravis County (Travis County)

Consider and take appropriate action to approve an Interlocal Agreement between Travis County and the City of Austin for the Creation and Support of a Family Justice Center. (Judge Brown)

Presented in: Travis County Commissioners Court Voting Session on 2026-07-28

Staff Report & Agenda Item Details

The Family Justice Center (“FJC”) is a multi-agency center that will provide services to victims of intimate partner violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking, and designed to minimize the need for survivors to navigate multiple agencies, and shown to improve services in assisting victims and reducing domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking in the Austin/Travis County community. The Travis County Health and Human Services Department in collaboration with the Austin Travis County Family Violence Task Force and its partner agencies will be the lead agency in running the FJC. On June 5, 2025, Austin City Council approved Resolution No.20250605-078 directing the City Manager to support the creation of a Family Justice Center (FJC) through an interlocal agreement and intergovernmental working group between the City and Travis County. On November 20, 2025, the Austin City Council appropriated $250,000 for Fiscal Year 2025-2026 as an ongoing expenditure to provide the County support in providing navigation services for victims of violence and abuse. On May 21, 2026, the Austin City Council authorized negotiation and execution of an interlocal agreement with Travis County to establish and support an Austin/Travis County Family Justice Center to reduce domestic violence, sexual assault, stalking, and human trafficking in the Austin/Travis County community, for a 12-month term beginning on June 1, 2026, in an amount not to exceed $250,000, with four 12-month extension options each in an amount not to exceed $250,000, subject to available funding in future budgets. The City’s funding for the initial term will be used to fund the Executive Director position, related administrative and operational costs, and case management system for the FJC.