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Greater Austin/Travis Regional Radio System (GATRRS) System Users

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System Users

The following agencies use this system:

Travis County

  • City of Austin
    - Public Safety: APD, AFD, ATCEMS
    - Austin Convention Center, trash, water, streets, animal control, etc
    - CTECC (Combined Transportation, Emergency, and Communications Center)
  • Travis County
    - Sheriff's Office (TCSO), Constables Offices (TCCO)
    - Parks, school crossing guards, road crews, corrections
    - Austin-Travis County EMS, STARFlight, ESD1 EMS, Pflugerville Fire (EMS), Travis County Fire/Rescue (EMS)
    - All ESDs (Fire)
  • Other cities within Travis County
    - Manor†, Lakeway, Bee Cave, Pflugerville, Rollingwood, West Lake Hills, Mustang Ridge‡
  • Austin Independent School District
    - Police, Buses, and Schools
  • Austin Community College
    - ACC Police (and occasional operations)
  • The University of Texas
    - UT Police
    - Maintenance, Events, etc.
  • Other Universities
    - St. Edward's University
  • Austin-Bergstrom International Airport
  • Capital Metro is using LCRA Open Sky

Williamson County

(mostly scrambled except few fire channels)

  • Williamson County
    - Sheriff's Office, Constable's Offices
    - EMS
  • Cities
    - Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander, Round Rock, Taylor, Granger, Thrall, Jarrell, Liberty Hill

State Agencies

  • Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS)
    - Also use VHF
  • TxDOT (starting to use system more including road crews, sand trucks, etc. -- Also operate on LCRA P25)
  • Texas Legislative Council (minimal traffic - 700 MHz)
  • Texas House of Representatives (minimal traffic - 700 MHz)

Other Counties

  • Bastrop County
  • Caldwell County (700/800 MHz)
    - Sheriff's Office, Constable's Offices
    - Lockhart Police, Fire/Rescue, and EMS
    - Luling Police, Fire, and EMS
    - Police in the City of Mustang Ridge, and Martindale‡
    - Multiple County Fire Departments (including Travis County Fire Rescue - TCESD#11/CCESD#1/HCESD#1)
  • Lee County not much traffic heard
  • Burnet, Blanco, and Llano County (along with some VHF)
  • Agencies in the Middle Rio Grande Valley

† Manor Police is dispatched and operates on TCSO BKR (Baker [TG 2403]

‡ Mustang Ridge operates on both TCSO Channels and CCSO Channels due to location of city. Mainly heard on TCSO BKR (Baker) [TG 2403] and CCSO TRAF (Traffic) [TG 5396]


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