Thursday, October 6, is an Ozone Action Day! Sensitive groups, such as the elderly, children or people with asthma, should limit time outdoors. Please limit your driving to before 8 a.m., especially avoiding use of vehicles between 9 a.m. and 11 a.m. as ozone is created most during these hours, and after 5 p.m., if possible.

The Texas Association of Counties (TAC) has named Williamson County a 2022 County Best Practices Award recipient for Justice of the Peace Precinct 3’s program “What Every Teen Should Know About Texas Law.”

Two new Williamson County judges will take the bench in October. An investiture for Will Ward, the new judge of County Court at Law No. 5, will be held on Monday, Oct. 3, at 10 a.m. in the 277^th District Courtroom at the Williamson County Justice Center, 405 MLK, in Georgetown. An investiture for Justice Scott Field, the new judge of the 480^th District Court, will be held on Monday, Oct. 10, at 2 p.m. in the historic Williamson County Courthouse, 710 S. Main Street, in Georgetown.

Applications are being accepted for Williamson County residents interested in serving on the Appraisal Review Board (ARB). The ARB hears appeals from property owners and determines protests for ad valorem tax purposes. To be eligible for appointment, an applicant must have been a Williamson county resident for two (2) years, and never have been employed by, or been an officer or director of the WCAD, along with other eligibility restrictions provided in Texas Property Tax Code Section 6.412. 

On August 30, 2002, the Williamson County Commissioners Court unanimously approved the fiscal year 2022-2023 county budget and set the county tax rate. The total county tax rate for tax year 2022 is $0.375608 and is six and a half cents less than the county’s current total tax rate. This rate will decrease property taxes on the average homestead residence by approximately $100 next year. The total county budget is comprised of the General Fund, Road and Bridge Fund and Debt Service Fund. The total county budget for October 2022 through September 2023 is $505,381,808.