The voter registration deadline is just around the corner! Williamson County Elections Department is using this time to remind residents to register for the November elections. Residents interested in voting need to register by Monday, October 5. The WilCo Elections Office, 301 S.E. Inner Loop in Georgetown, will be open until midnight on October 5 in order to accept voter registrations in-person. All applications must be postmarked or hand-delivered by the deadline, including those residents who need to update their current registration with an address or name change. 

Williamson County has been awarded an additional $1,343,984 in federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security (CARES) Act funding. This is from the third tranche of Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) funding to help prevent, prepare for, and respond to COVID-19. Williamson County received approximately $939,000 in the first round of CDBG CARES Act funding.

In this edition of the WILCOunty Line residents will get details on how to support the Williamson County Regional Animal Shelter, learn about the upcoming voter registration deadlines, and what to do to fight the bite! 

The Williamson County Tax Assessor-Collector’s offices will be closed September 15 to September 17, 2020, on a rotating schedule for staff training. While one office is closed, other office locations will be open regular business hours.

 Williamson County Office of Emergency Management in partnership with the Texas Division of Emergency Management (TDEM) and in coordination with the City of Georgetown will be hosting free COVID-19 testing September 12  through 15.