Travis County Constable Precinct 2
Constable Bob Vann was elected to serve the citizens of Travis County Precinct 2 in 1996 and re-elected in 2000 and 2004. He has served as President of the Central Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables Association twice and was selected by the Central Texas Justices of the Peace and Constables Association as "Constable of the Year" in 2000 and 2005. Constable Bob Vann and his staff have taught classes in Civil Process, First Aid and CPR, Taser Certification, Legislative Updates, and other mandatory law enforcement classes, to Constable Offices throughout Texas. The First Aid and CPR class is taught to the community, also.
Travis County Precinct 2 covers the north and northwest portion of Austin (the Capital of Texas) and Travis County. The precinct is the largest in Travis County and has an approximate population of 250,000 people. We have all or portions of the following cities in our precinct: Austin, Pflugerville, Lago Vista, Lakeway, Jonestown, Point Venture, Volente, Leander, Cedar Park, and Round Rock. Civil Process is served throughout Travis County and the Office is able to serve Citations when needed in the adjoining counties of Williamson, Burnet, Caldwell, Hays, Blanco and Bastrop. Most civil process received by this Office is executed within 24 hours. This Office has a Writ of Execution Team that specializes in collection of executions - money judgments awarded by the courts.
The Constable's Office has the responsibility for serving civil process issued through the Justice of the Peace Courts, County Courts and District Courts. The Civil Process Division is responsible for Citations, Writs of Possession, Writs of Reentry, Writs of Sequestration, Writs of Execution, evictions against non-paying tenants, and levying on property/equipment as ordered by the courts. The Constable's Office also handles civil orders from the Attorney General's Office.
Constable Precinct 2 has a Warrant Division that works warrants issued out of Justice of the Peace Precinct 2 Court and other Courts in Texas that send their warrants to be worked by our Office. In FY 2007, Constable Precinct 2 cleared 10,000 warrants, Felonies and Misdemeanors, collecting nearly $2 million in fines and fees.
Constable Precinct 2 provides law enforcement patrol duties for municipal entities that have contracted those services with our Office. This past year our Office has branched out and is now providing under contract with requesting school districts, full-time School Resource Officers (SRO´s).
Mission Statement
The mission of Constable Precinct 2 is to serve the law enforcement needs of the public in a timely, efficient and effective manner. The mission includes executing civil process, criminal warrants, enforcement of state laws and addressing community issues like neighborhood security.