Travis County, which includes Austin, is the fifth-most-populous county in Texas, with an estimated 2025 population of 1.4 million. Williamson County, just north of Austin, has a population of about 750,000.
Together, the two counties represent a sizable local government market for technology vendors working in digital services, cybersecurity, infrastructure and enterprise operations.
Here is more information about the counties, including who leads technology, how many staff they employ and their technology goals:
FAST FACTS
Budget: Travis County’s FY 2026 budget totals $2.2 billion. Williamson County’s budget totals $702,428,992.
Leadership: Travis County’s lead technology official is Director of IT Services Ralph Warren. Williamson County’s CIO is Richard Semple.
Staff: Travis County reports 6,202 full-time equivalent positions. Williamson County reports 2,060 full-time employees.
Strategic Goals: Travis County’s IT Services team is executing and sustaining a countywide IT strategic plan.
The county’s FY 2026 budget also points to specific technology investments, including $1.08 million for technology staffing and contractors for county website improvements and $656,000 for a Digital Forensic Unit server replacement.
Williamson County’s strategic plan focuses on customer service, online scheduling, payment and information tools; cybersecurity; county facility connectivity; and technology support for emergency, law enforcement and justice services.
The county’s listed technology objectives include replacing its Oracle financial system by 2029, implementing a broadband connectivity project between the county and cities by 2026 and addressing long-term digital evidence storage needs by September 2025.
County strategic plan materials also point to work on a new public safety computer-aided dispatch and RMS software system, formalized IT liaisons and additional emergency operations technology capacity.
Semple and Warren will both speak at an Industry Insider — Texas member briefing in Austin on Thursday, June 4. More details, including registration information, are available online.
