“With this resolution it means that other county elected officials that control buildings, like the Sheriff or the Justices of the Peace, they can also raise them on their buildings,” said Judge Brown.Ībout two dozen members of the LGBTQIA+ community gathered at 7th and Lavaca to watch Tuesday's flag-raising. On Tuesday, Travis County Commissioners voted unanimously to fly the Progress Pride flag during June, which is Pride Month, and August which is Austin Pride Month.Ĭounty Judge Andy Brown said that while this is the first Pride flag to fly over a county building in Texas, he hopes it won't be the last. “As far as I know we’re the first county in Texas.” “I think it's a great symbol,” said Travis County Judge Andy Brown. It’s a very visible symbol that Travis County leaders hope is repeated in the county and across the state. On Tuesday, Travis County raised the Pride flag at the Travis County Administrative Building at 7th and Lavaca in downtown Austin. For the first time in Travis County and the State of Texas, a Pride flag is flying over a Travis County government building.
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