Travis County Archives

The Travis County Archives is honored to be a part of the Palm School Oral History Project, which provides valuable insight into the school’s significance to the Mexican American Community of Austin.

The oral histories are now available on our Preservica site, and we invite you to listen to these important stories: https://traviscountyarchives.starter1ua.preservica.com/uncategorized/SO_90d0729e-995d-47bc-bcce-68200b253627/

Save the Date!

STAR Flight turns 40!

This year marks STAR Flight’s 40th year of operation. STAR (“Shock Trauma Air Rescue”) Flight is the emergency helicopter service of Travis County. An agency of the Travis County government, STAR Flight conducts air ambulance, search and rescue, firefighting, and law enforcement support missions. Based in Austin, its area of operations includes Travis County and 19 surrounding counties.

To learn more about the history of this important operation, check out our online exhibit - https://traviscountyhistory.org/online-exhibits/starflight/.

We are grateful to everyone who came out for our 17th History Day event! Thank you also to Judge Bob Perkins for being on hand to accept the History Day proclamation in Commissioners Court this week.

Reminder to join us tomorrow from 12:00-1:00 for the History Day exhibit opening and reception. Refreshments will be provided. See you there!