| | Ron Davis was elected to the Travis County Commissioners'
Court in 1998. He is the third African-American elected to this
position. Ron grew up in East Austin where he was raised by his
grandparents, the Rev. & Mrs. S.L. Davis. Before joining the
Commissioners' Court, Ron was known for his many
accomplishments in the community including keeping an Austin
Community College campus in East Austin and forcing major oil
companies to move their tank farms out of East Austin
neighborhoods. His accomplishments on the Commissioners'
Court include securing water and wastewater service for
Kennedy Ridge, a subdivision that was abandoned by
developers, obtaining private-sector funding for a swimming
pool at Travis County's East Metro Park, expanding the 2005
Travis County bond package to include $15 million more for
open space and $15 more for mobility, and fighting Tom
DeLay's Congressional redistricting scheme all the way to the
Supreme Court, helping bring Congressman Lloyd Doggett back
home to Austin and Travis County. |
