Williamson County, Texas

The Precinct One Justice of the Peace Office will be closed to the public and working remotely on Friday, August 13.  The office is located at 1801 E. Old Settlers Boulevard, Round Rock, and the office hours are 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Payments, pleas and documents can be deposited in the drop box located outside of the building on the corner. For more information, visit the website. For assistance, please call 512-244-8622 or send email to: [email protected]. We apologize for the inconvenience.

The Williamson County Tax Assessor-Collector’s offices will be closed for staff training from August 10 to August 12 on a rotating schedule. While one office is closed, the other locations will be open during regular business hours.

How does Williamson County form its budget for the year? Follow along this month as the budget goes from recommended to modified to approved! The Commissioners Court accepted the recommended budget from the Budget Office on August 3. At the end of the month, public hearings on the budget and tax rate will be held to officially adopt the budget.

How do you give input on the budget and tax rate? Each Tuesday, the Commissioners Court meets at 9:30 a.m. in the historic courthouse, 710 S. Main Street, in Georgetown. The meeting offers a public comment period for open comment from those who sign up ten minutes prior to the start of the meeting. In addition, the budget public hearing is scheduled for Tuesday, August 31, at 10 a.m. A public hearing on the tax rate will be held during that same meeting at 10:15 a.m. To view the notice of public hearing on the tax rate, click here. To view the Notice About 2021 Tax Rates, click here. See details about the budget and the tax rate here. Have a few questions? Read through our FAQs on the budget. Not able to attend meetings in person? Watch them live at www.wilco.org/livemeetings.  

All individuals attending a court proceeding at the Williamson County Justice Center are requested to wear masks. Judges, at their discretion, may require masks to be worn in their courtroom according to revisions to the COVID Operating Plan for the Williamson County Justice Center. Individuals coming to the Justice Center for other business, such as visiting the County Clerk’s or District Clerk’s office, will not be required to wear masks. This clarification of yesterday’s revision to the plan was necessary given the unique circumstance that the Williamson County Justice Center is a facility shared by multiple elected officials.

Williamson County Judge Bill Gravell has written a letter to residents in Williamson County encouraging those who are unsure or undecided about getting the COVID-19 vaccine to get vaccinated to help prevent more deaths. Williamson County has had an average of one death per day since the first death in the county on March 26, 2020. Every person has the right to choose whether or not to be vaccinated. What people who are undecided should know is the vast majority of recent COVID-19 cases and deaths have been unvaccinated people. Since March 2021, 95% of the confirmed case have been unvaccinated people. Judge Gravell describes this pandemic as the single greatest disaster we have faced in the history of the county. Read the full letter here.