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Travis County, Texas (U.S.)

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[Flag of Travis County, Texas] image by David Pawson, 2 July 2006
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Municipal flags in Travis County:


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Description of the flag

Named for William B. Travis (1809-1836), Alamo commander
County Seat: Austin Area: 989 square miles Pop. (2000): 812,280

In 1964, Jessie McIlroy Smith of the Travis County Historical Survey created a flag for the county's 125th anniversary. It consisted of the County Seal in gold on a field of blue. Nestled in each corner of the flag was a gold inward-pointing fleur-de-lys, representing the four commissioner districts.

The seal was was replaced in 1975 by a design created by County Treasurer Johnny Crow. The new seal symbolizes the governmental, educational, industrial, military, farming, and recreational factors that represent the life and economy of the citizenry of the county. Within a wreath of oak and pecan branches, the seal depicts a Lone Star over the State Capitol Building, the University of Texas Tower and the City of Austin skyline. Two vapor-trailing fighter jets fly over the cityscape. In the foreground are a white-tailed deer leaping over a cactus, a farmer plowing the fields, and a sailboat on a lake. The scales of justice also appear, symbolizing the Travis County and District Court systems. At the base of the seal is the date of the county's creation, 1839. A ring around the seal bears the inscriptions "County of Travis" and "State of Texas."

In commemoration of the Sesquicentennial, Mrs. Smith presented to the Commissioners' Court a new design for the County Flag, incorporating the revised seal. It was adopted on 28 October 1986.

David Pawson, 2 July 2006


Seal

[County Seal] image located by Paul Bassinson, 22 March 2019

Source: https://www.austinchronicle.com/
Paul Bassinson, 22 March 2019


Flag 1964-1986

[previous flag] image located by Daniel Rentería, 12 May 2024

A photo of the flag of Travis County from 1964 to 1986, from the Austin American-Statesman of Nov 22, 1972.
Daniel Rentería, 12 May 2024


Sheriff's office

The Travis County (Texas) Sheriff’s Office does not have a flag, as reported to me by an individual who responded to my query through the Office’s Facebook page.
Paul Bassinson, 8 September 2023