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. 

Williamson County is hosting a virtual public meeting to share information about proposed changes to its subdivision regulations. The changes include the adoption of pavement design standards in order to provide clear, concise and predictable requirements for developers to create the infrastructure plans within their subdivision. The county will be conducting an online virtual public meeting on these pavement design standards. The virtual meeting will be available starting Wednesday, July 28, 2021, at 5 p.m. through August 18. To log onto the virtual public meeting, go to the website at the date and time indicated above. A presentation will be given which will be a pre-recorded video and will include both audio and visual components.  Please note the presentation will not be available on the website until the time and date listed above. 

The District Clerk’s Office will be closed to the public on Thursday, August 5, and Friday, August 6, due to an office remodel project. All employees of the District Clerk’s Office will be working remotely and will continue to answer phones, process mail, work e-file and all other duties that can be performed remotely. We apologize for any inconvenience this causes our customers.

Williamson County has met the criteria to increase to COVID-19 Red Phase. The criteria set by the Williamson County and Cities Health District (WCCHD) was reached on July 17. 
The TSA Region O hospitalization has also increased daily in the past week, which is the second criteria for moving up a phase. Hospitalization rate remains fairly low at 4.65% but has more than doubled in the past fourteen days. Age ranges with the most cases are those 18-30 years, followed by those 31-50 years. For more information on COVID-19 please visit www.wcchd.org/COVID-19 or www.wilco.org/coronavirus. 

May 25, 2021, the Williamson County Commissioners Court voted to increase property tax exemptions, providing tax relief to all residential homesteads in the county.  Property tax exemptions for persons 65 and older increased from $30,000 to $90,000. Property tax exemption for disabled persons increased from $20,000 to $75,000. In addition, the Commissioners Court added a homestead property tax exemption for all homeowners of 1.5% of their homestead’s assessed value or $5,000, whichever is greater. In order to qualify for the Homestead Exemption, the property owner must have owned and occupied the property as of January 1 of the tax year. Apply at www.wcad.org.