Starting December 26, Williamson County residents can dispose of their Christmas trees for free by dropping them off at the Williamson County Landfill, located at 600 Landfill Road in Hutto. The landfill is open Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m., and Saturday from 7 a.m. to noon. The landfill is closed on Sundays and will be closed on Christmas Day and New Year’s Day. For more information please call (512) 759-8881.

Williamson County offices will be closed on Thursday, December 24, Friday, December 25, and the following week on Thursday, December 31, and Friday, January 1, due to the holidays. The public is encouraged to visit the County website www.wilco.org for updated information on each department and their hours of operation. It is also highly recommended that residents consider utilizing the online services that are being offered in each department to help reduce in-person contact and possible exposure to COVID-19. There will be no Commissioners Court meeting on Tuesday, December 29, or Tuesday, January 5. However, a Special Session of the Williamson County Commissioners Court will be held on January 1, 2021, following the Elected Official Induction Ceremony in the Commissioners Courtroom on the second floor of the historic courthouse, located at 710 S. Main Street, in Georgetown.

The holiday spirit may inspire some residents to light-up the night sky with fireworks on New Year’s Eve; however, most jurisdictions have city ordinances prohibiting the use of fireworks within or near the city limits. Residents can check the interactive county map with the fireworks free buffer zone area to find out where fireworks are allowed by visiting https://gis.wilco.org/maps/?viewer=countymap. 

The Williamson County Commissioners Court has signed an agreement with Family Hospital Systems, LLC to provide COVID-19 vaccination services to first responders in Williamson County.  In accordance with Texas Department of State Health Services (DSHS), first responders are in the first tier of those receiving the vaccine. Williamson County and Family Hospital Systems staff are confident that preparations now will ensure a smooth process to disburse the vaccine once it becomes available.  Williamson County and Family Hospital Systems are prepared to follow all federal and state guidelines involved in distributing the vaccine.

The Williamson County Elections Office will be closed to the public from December 21, 2020, through January 1, 2021. For more information, go to the Elections website www.wilco.org/elections.