The Office of Precinct 3 Justice of the Peace Evelyn McLean is offering a new program to introduce teens to Texas law. "What Every Teen Should Know About Texas Law" is designed for high school juniors and seniors. It is based on the book by Judge Christopher Cypert and is packed full of great information for young people moving into adulthood. The ten-week program will be held on Monday nights from 6 to 7:30 p.m. For information on how to apply, contact Nora Rodriguez at 512-943-1570. Class size is limited to 20 students. First come, first served - so apply today. More information and the application are available on the website at www.wilco.org/JP3. The deadline to apply is July 12, 2021.

Williamson County will be doing repairs and improvements to the parking lots in the Southwest Williamson County Regional Park, 3005 CR 175 in Leander, starting June 7, 2021. Work includes crack filling, fog sealing and striping the parking lots on a rotating basis over two weeks from June 7 to 26. Make-up days due to weather are scheduled for June 28 to July 2, 2021, if necessary Southwest Williamson County Regional Park will not close during this time period, however various parking lots at any given time will be closed for up to 72 hours to complete the necessary work.  The contractor will try and minimize impacts; however, visitors may need to park in nearby lots and walk or bike to their event. A schedule that confirms which parking lots will be closed on which days will be posted to the website here.

May 25, 2021, the Williamson County Commissioners Court voted to increase property tax exemptions, providing tax relief to all residential homesteads in the county.  Property tax exemptions for persons 65 and older increased from $30,000 to $90,000. Property tax exemption for disabled persons increased from $20,000 to $75,000. In addition, the Commissioners Court added a homestead property tax exemption for all homeowners of 1.5% of their homestead’s assessed value or $5,000, whichever is greater. In order to qualify for the Homestead Exemption, the property owner must have owned and occupied the property as of January 1 of the tax year. Apply at www.wcad.org. 
 
 

New residents are required to do the following within 30-90 days of moving to Texas (if more than 90 days please contact your local tax office):

• 30 days to get a vehicle inspection (VIR-Vehicle Inspection Report) 
• 30 days to register and title the vehicle, and
• 90 days to get a Texas driver license.

For more information, visit the Tax Assessor/Collector website here. 

April showers have brought May flowers and, with those, new business hours for the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter (WCRAS)! The shelter will now be open from 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. seven days a week. Learn more by visiting: http://pets.wilco.org/