Williamson County, Texas

Commissioner Cook and staff participated in park clean-up at Southwest Williamson County Park on Friday, June 3 in the morning. The mulching of a portion of the park's trail was completed just as a brief thunderstorm swept into the area. For more information please visit https://www.unitedwayaustin.org/united-way-for-greater-austin-and-united-way-of-williamson-county-join-forces/

  

Be our Guest – Tribute to Brushy Creek Trail  --  Available at https://www.facebook.com/wilcogov and select “videos”  OR by YouTube https://youtu.be/GF7udIbyrTs

Ladies & Gentlemen, it is with deepest pride

And great pleasure that we welcome you today

And now we invite to  join in, hike on this new trail

As Wilco Parks now proudly presents

The newest!

Be our guest be our guest

Put this new trail to the test

Pull your hat on; tie your shoes, my dear

And we’ll provide the rest

Sun or shade, quite the view

Chasco built it, yes its new

RVI planned it with much talk

Don’t believe me, hit the boardwalk

Birds will sing, and they feed

After all, this stream is free

And the fishing here is never second best

Go on down there’s a bridge

Just one stroll and then you’ll

Be our guest, yes our guest

Be our guest

Water flows, under foot

Dapple shade, poison ivy,

Turtles, snakes and stream mighty

Biological cabaret

Until now you never cared

The bridge and rails, all prepared

It’s so roomy for the hikers,

Strollers, wheelchairs and the bikers

Moving fast, or slow behinders

Choose a pace, there’s no timers

And it’s all in perfect weather you can bet

Come on get off the grass

You have your own free pass

To be our guest if you’re stressed

It’s slow walking we suggest

Be our guest, be our guest, be our guest

Life has b

WHEREAS, During the month of April 2022, Williamson County will observe National Child Abuse Awareness and Prevention Month to raise awareness of child abuse and neglect, and create strong communities to support the strengthening and healing of the abused children and their non-offending family members; and

WHEREAS, In calendar year 2021, Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center reviewed 4,891 reports of alleged child abuse, and conducted 816 forensic interviews; and

WHEREAS, Working together to raise the awareness of child abuse and neglect, the “Go-Blue Committee,” which includes members of Bikers Against Child Abuse, CASA of Williamson County, Cedar Park Police Department, Georgetown Police Department, Round Rock Police Department, Round Rock ISD Police Department, Leander Police Department, The Georgetown Project, Williamson County Sheriff’s Office, Juvenile Services, Starry, Georgetown ISD and Williamson County Children’s Advocacy Center, serves hundreds of abused and neglected children, as well as their non-offending family members, each year; and

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Born on the 4^th of July in 1879 to former slave parents, Wade Sauls married Louisa Allen Robertson on April 18, 1896 at a very youthful age and proceeded to dominate farming in crop production. He was sought by many farmers for help in their crops but chose to go to the A.J. Palm Farm in Palm Valley to become Mrs Aders (Anna) Palm’s overseer for her farm.  He grew cotton, hay, cash crops, and raised livestock for her over 36 years.  As one of the first to farm cotton in the region, he was called the Cotton King by locals because he could get a full bushel of cotton out of an acre of land, and he was also the first farmer in the season to produce the initial bale of cotton of the season.

Wade and Louisa resided in a home on the A.J. Palm farm until he purchased his own land in the area of Dell Diamond and built a house.  He became a farmer and rancher on that land. The milk produced by his cows was delivered to the Round Rock Cheese Co., our very own cheese factory in Round Rock along Brushy Creek. Meanwhile his growing family reached 17 children of which 15 survived into adulthood (bless that Louisa).