Announcements

Williamson County Precinct 4 Commissioner Russ Boles was joined by Coupland Mayor Jack Piper and others to break ground on constructing improvements in Coupland Monday, Feb. 7. 

Icy roadways and freezing temperatures may have closed county offices, but Williamson County emergency responders and essential employees continued to work keeping residents safe. Williamson County Emergency Communications had 201 calls for service on Thursday. There were 30 fire calls, 84 law enforcement calls and 87 calls for EMS. The Sheriff’s Office responded to a few crashes caused by icy roads. Williamson County responders will continue to monitor conditions and roadways through the rest of today and Saturday morning. The county’s local disaster declaration will end at 4 p.m. Friday, Feb. 4.

Williamson County Clerk Nancy Rister’s Office was presented the Five Star Vital Registration Award by the Texas Department of State Health Services, Vital Statistics Unit. This award was presented during the Annual Conference on Vital Statistics online December 7 to 9, 2021, for exemplary work in the area of Vital Registration. This year's competition included over 341 local registrars, out of which there were only 56 local registrars across the state that met the five specific criteria needed to achieve this prestigious award. One hundred twenty-seven were county clerks' offices who met the exemplary designation. 

The Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization (CAMPO) Policy Board unanimously re-elected Williamson County Precinct 2 Commissioner Cynthia Long as its 2022-2023 Chair.  Commissioner Long is the first representative from Williamson County and the first woman to serve as Chair of the six-county CAMPO Board. 

The Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter (WCRAS) was called to assist with the surrender of 44 cats from a single location in Round Rock last week. Once they arrived, our team of professional animal care specialists jumped into action to assess each of the cats’ needs and get them ready for adoption, and now, a generous donor has stepped forward to assist. Of the 44 cats surrendered, 31 are currently available for adoption at WCRAS. Thanks to the donor’s generosity, all 31 of the currently available cats from that single location will be FREE to adopt as a part of our Adoption Angel program. Click to read more.