Williamson County, Texas

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has declared Friday, May 27, and Saturday, May 28, as Ozone Action Days for the Austin metropolitan area. This means that air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ) has declared Thursday, May 26, as an Ozone Action Day for the Austin metropolitan area. This means that air quality is unhealthy for sensitive groups.

The Williamson County Commissioners Court allocated $72.5 million in American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for water and wastewater projects throughout the county. Williamson County received approximately $114 million in ARPA funds and until today had allocated only approximately $36.5. Approximately $5 million remains unallocated.

Williamson County Emergency Medical Services (EMS) is participating with more than 40 other EMS agencies across the country in a quality improvement project to help make responses safer for the community and EMS personnel. Part of that evaluation is assessing public perception of lights and siren operation. Williamson County EMS is asking residents to take three minutes to answer a few questions regarding their perspectives on EMS vehicles using lights and siren operation. The survey is available from May 12 to June 30 on the EMS website www.wilco.org/EMS.

Williamson County is starting construction work on CR 401 from US 79 to north of CR 404 in Taylor. The CR 401 Reconstruction project will tie CR 401 into US 79. The project also includes expanding the existing two-lane CR 401 to a four-lane roadway in order to provide more capacity for vehicles to safely travel in the area. The project includes constructing a bridge over Mustang Creek and a cul-de-sac at the south end of the road where it borders the Samsung property.