WEDNESDAY JOINT MEETING W/ NxNE Club : Sheriff of Travis Country
Oct 07, 2026 12:00 PM
Sheriff Sally Hernandez
WEDNESDAY JOINT MEETING W/ NxNE Club : Sheriff of Travis Country
Sheriff Sally Hernandez will talk about her career in law enforcement and the challenges in Travis Country for which she is uniquely qualified.
About Sheriff Sally Hernandez:
Elected in November 2016, Sally Hernandez is currently serving her third term as Sheriff of Travis County. Uniquely qualified for such a challenging leadership role, Hernandez has worked in law enforcement for over 40 years, more than 30 of which have been in Travis County.
Hernandez began her career in law enforcement in 1981 in Llano, TX as a Night Dispatcher. In 1988, she moved to Austin and served as a Deputy with the Travis County Constable Precinct 3 Office. In 1992, she was hired as a Sergeant Investigator for the Travis County District Attorney’s Office. In 2005, Hernandez advanced to Chief of Investigations and over the next 7 years, she worked to keep Travis County safe.
In 2013, Hernandez took office as Travis County Constable Precinct 3, and on January 1, 2017, was sworn in as Travis County Sheriff. She holds the distinction of being one of only six women serving as sheriff out of the state’s 254 counties.