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Current News & Announcements

Travis County Safety Action Plan

On Tuesday, June 10, 2025, the Travis County Commissioner's Court approved the final Travis County Safety Action Plan. Travis County partnered with the Village of Volente, and other cities, to develop a Safety Action Plan that reduces fatal and serious injury crashes for all road users. Now with the plan completed, we can apply for Safe Streets and Roads for All (SS4A) Implementation grant funding for safety-focused construction projects and related programs/strategies.

For more information about the SS4A program, you can visit the program website at transportation.gov/grants/SS4A.

Project documents, including the final Travis County Safety Action Plan, can be found on the project website: https://www.tctxsafestreets4all.com/.

Travis Central Appraisal District - Fiscal Year 2026 Proposed Budget

The Travis Central Appraisal District will hold a public hearing to discuss the fiscal year 2026 proposed budget on Thursday, August 14, 2025, at 11:30 a.m. The public hearing will be held at the district's offices located at 850 East Anderson Lane, Austin, TX 78752. The public hearing is open to the public, and citizens and taxing entities are invited to participate if they would like to address the Board of Directors regarding the proposed budget. The public may hear, view, and participate in the public hearing while in progress online at https://traviscad.org/boardmeetings. A copy of the 2026 proposed budget can be downloaded from our website at https://traviscad.org/wp-content/uploads/FY-2026-Proposed-Budget.pdf.

Volente Fire Station #1

Click the link to see the timeline for the construction of the new Volente Fire Station. You can also access monthly updates here: Monthly Fire Station Updates. You can also access more information on ESD 14's website: https://www.esd14.org/new-station.

Comprehensive Plan

The 2024 Comprehensive Plan Draft can be viewed here: 2024 Volente COMPREHENSIVE PLAN.pdf. The Comprehensive Plan Survey contributed to a lot of the 2024 Comprehensive Plan's development. The Steering Committee worked tirelessly over the past 18 months in constructing the survey with the assistance of ETC Institute. The results are available by clicking below:

2024 Community Survey - Updated

2024 Community Survey - Comments

Short-term Rental Conditional Use Permit

Please be advised that Short Term Rentals are not a permitted use of property in the Village of Volente. To qualify for an STR, you must first obtain a Conditional Use Permit, which includes a P&Z public hearing, as well as a Council Meeting public hearing. Neighbors within 500 feet of your property are required to be notified in advance. Please understand that by following the process and submitting the appropriate application fees does not guarantee approval of operating an STR. If a Conditional Use Permit is approved, you will receive a Short Term Rental License, which will need to be renewed annually. For more information on the process for a Short-term Rental Conditional Use Permit, click here.

Volente Vision Statement

We the citizens of the Village of Volente believe in:

Civic Pride
Environmental Awareness
Minimal Government
Diversity and Friendship
Privacy and Individuality

We are dedicated to remaining united and working together as friends, neighbors and citizens for the protection and preservation of the natural beauty and uniqueness of our country village and family way of life.
We will endeavor to protect the quality of life for future generations and ourselves.
We envision a cohesive lakeside village that promotes harmony and diversity of community, inclusive of all socioeconomic strata and age groups. We will protect our environment and ensure responsible and appropriate land use.
We will keep our village safe from injury, crime and pollution. We will preserve our right to remain private in our daily lives, but at the same time promote civic pride and sense of community.
We believe in minimal government regulation and taxation. As empowered citizens we will constructively participate in, question and oversee our elected government. We understand the community will face challenges and a sufficient level of government will be provided to protect this vision and our core values.