Announcements

The public event was held Saturday, May 9, 2020.

The Texas National Guard, along with local and state partners, coordinated and conducted the one-day free public testing for COVID-19 in Taylor. 

To be eligible for testing, people had to log onto https://txcovidtest.org or call 512-883-2400 to be screened for symptoms and then register.

Testing was by appointment only.

A total of 91 individuals were tested.

Results were expected within 48 hours to four days.

For information on free public testing for people with COVID-19 symptoms, go to https://forms.wilco.org/Forms/Covid19Testing.

The virtual event was held Saturday, May 9, to also commemorate 100 years since the establishment of this oldest Muslim organization in the United States.

Isolation

by Terry Cook

One day rolls into the next

No jolt, no transition, it just does.

Left alone am I.

In silence I sit, read, sigh.

I miss my family.

I miss the touch of a friend.

The warm hug that told me ‘we are well’.

The kiss on the cheek,

The humorous glint in their eye, now too distanced to see.

The jokes we told now muffled behind the mask.

Laughter, ahh, laughter that warmed the soul.

Hands clasped, we strolled together each day, now too distanced to be.

That which has happened, not our doing.

But it neither our undoing.

Does God wish us to be malcontents or filled with love?

Do we long for the past or relish the known and unknown of the future?

We still have each other; friendship does not whither under the winds of isolation.

But is patient, full of anticipation of its coming resumption.

A COVID-19 mobile test collection site will be in Taylor, Texas, on Saturday, May 9. The mobile test collection site was made possible thanks to the collaboration of local and state partners, and the Texas National Guard. Williamson County residents experiencing COVID-19 symptoms can call 512-883-2400 or visit www.txcovidtest.org to be screened and make an appointment.  The mobile testing location is at the Taylor Regional Park, located at 210 Carlos G. Parker Blvd., Taylor.  People will need an appointment and cannot arrive without an appointment to be tested. 
 

Commissioners Court was held Tuesday, May 5, 2020

PROCLAMATION

WHEREAS,  air quality can threaten our environment, economy, and the health of the residents of Williamson County; and

WHEREAS,  the 2019 ozone design value in the Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown MSA is 68 parts per billion (ppb), which is just 2 ppb below the National Ambient Air Quality Standard for ground level ozone of 70 ppb; and

WHERAS,  while air quality is improving in Central Texas, regional air pollution levels were considered “moderate” or worse on twenty-seven percent of days in 2019, according to the National Air Quality Index; and

WHEREAS,  children, older adults, people with lung disease, and people with heart disease make up about two out of every five residents of Central Texas, and are particularly affected by poor air quality; and 

WHEREAS,   Williamson County supports public awareness about the quality of local and regional air quality and steps that members of our community can take to reduce their exposure to air pollution and to reduce the emissions that contribute to poor air quality in the region; and,

WHEREAS,  Williamson County is a member of the Central Texas Clean Air Coalition of the Capital Area Council of Governments (CAPCOG) and supports the Coalition’s effort to promote regional air quality.

NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Williamson County Commissioners Court proclaims May 4 – 8, 2020 as

Air Quality Awareness Week 

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On May 6, Williamson County officially launched its Wilco Forward program, which aims to provide grants for local business owners that have been impacted financially by the COVID-19 pandemic. More than $18.5 million has been given out to small businesses as of May 21. Wilco Forward was developed by a strike team that includes County Treasurer Scott Heselmeyer, Precinct 3 Commissioner Valerie Covey, and Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles. The program began accepting applications on May 6 and has mailed more than 1,600 checks as of May 28. Applications will be submitted online through the county’s website at www.wilco.org/forward to the Williamson County Auditor’s Office.