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Information is from the Wilco Elections Office and the League of Women Voters.

Voter Registration Deadline: Tuesday, October 11

Early Voting Period: Monday, October 24 to Friday, November 4

Last Day to Apply for Ballot by Mail: Friday, October 28 (Received, not postmarked)

Wilco Elections Office: Elections (wilco.org)  --  512-943-1630

EARLY VOTING SCHEDULE (pdf):

Dates and Times for Full-Time  and Limited Ballot Voting

Monday, Oct. 24 - Saturday, Oct. 29:  7 am to 7 pm
Sunday, Oct. 30: 12 pm to 6 pm
Monday, Oct. 31 - Friday, Nov. 4: 7 am to 7 pm

Election information: VOTE411

Held at the Williamson County Expo Center, 5350 Bill Pickett Trail, Taylor

Column by Commissioner Cook

Williamson Co. Commissioner Terry Cook: Annual vacations are time well spent (statesman.com)

Fresh back from my annual one-week vacation to a North Carolina beach just in time to be consumed by our annual budget planning and voting. 

Roll back the clock. I lounged with feet in the water. The melodic, recurrent, gentle pounding of the surf drowning out all other sounds just clears your head and soothes the spirit. I got a week clear of Atlantic storms with mild breezes, lower temperatures (91° rather than 104°) and no public information requests. 

I grew up near the coast and miss the ocean and its mysteries terribly. The rhythm of the wave action as each rushes the shore to deposit its slim edge of foam lulls one into such relaxation unknown to those who vacation elsewhere – especially not staycations where all you seem to do is repeat the home-routines in your life and just look at all the work needed done around your home.

Column by Commissioner Cook

In an episode of “I Love Lucy”, how did Lucy respond in the chocolate factory when the chocolates came faster than she could box them? She gained 20 pounds.

Seldom does life follow our plans, hence contingency planning.

How we react shows our character and perhaps its flaws. Those who weather those changes tend to show creativity and resilience, not resignation and despair.

In my second year as commissioner in 2018, I participated in a “table-top disaster exercise.” This is a scripted disaster with all the normal players participating as though in their official roles. In this case, the scenario was a major 5K race planned in Twin