Williamson County Joanne Richards 512-345-4479
(Williamson County)
Major cities (population from 2010 census): Georgetown (47,400) (County seat); Sun City (~14,000) (age-restricted community) Round Rock (99,887) Taylor (15,191) |
Government and politics
The Commissioners Court is the overall governing and management body of the County. The principal functions of the commissioners’ court are legislative and executive. It is responsible for all budgetary decisions and setting the tax rate each year. Although referred to as a court, commissioners’ courts generally exercise only limited judicial powers.
The Commissioners Court consists of five members. The County Judge presides as chairman over the court, and is elected every four years by all voters in the county. Four Commissioners are elected by single-member precincts every four years. Currently (2013), all five elected members of the Williamson County Commissioners Court are Republicans.
Dan A. Gattis: County judge
Lisa Birkman: Precinct 1
Cynthia Long: Precinct 2
Valerie Covey: Precinct 3
Ron Morrison: Precinct 4
Congressional and state representation:
U.S. Congressional District 31: represented by Congressman John Carter (R)
Texas Senate District 5: represented by State Senator Charles Schwertner (R)
Texas House of Representative Districts:
District 20 represented by Marsha Farney (R)
District 52 represented by Larry Gonzales (R)
District 136 represented by Tony Dale (R)
Newspapers that serve Williamson County
Austin American Statesman
Community Impact Newspaper (county-wide newspaper)
Hill Country News (Leander)
Hutto News
Liberty Hill Independent
Round Rock Leader
Taylor Daily Press
Tribune-Progress (Bartlett)
Williamson County Sun (Georgetown)
Higher education (non-profit)
Southwestern University (Georgetown)
Austin Community College (Round Rock)
Texas State University Round Rock Campus
Texas A&M Health Science Center (Round Rock)
The Commissioners Court is the overall governing and management body of the County. The principal functions of the commissioners’ court are legislative and executive. It is responsible for all budgetary decisions and setting the tax rate each year. Although referred to as a court, commissioners’ courts generally exercise only limited judicial powers.
The Commissioners Court consists of five members. The County Judge presides as chairman over the court, and is elected every four years by all voters in the county. Four Commissioners are elected by single-member precincts every four years. Currently (2013), all five elected members of the Williamson County Commissioners Court are Republicans.
Dan A. Gattis: County judge
Lisa Birkman: Precinct 1
Cynthia Long: Precinct 2
Valerie Covey: Precinct 3
Ron Morrison: Precinct 4
Congressional and state representation:
U.S. Congressional District 31: represented by Congressman John Carter (R)
Texas Senate District 5: represented by State Senator Charles Schwertner (R)
Texas House of Representative Districts:
District 20 represented by Marsha Farney (R)
District 52 represented by Larry Gonzales (R)
District 136 represented by Tony Dale (R)
Newspapers that serve Williamson County
Austin American Statesman
Community Impact Newspaper (county-wide newspaper)
Hill Country News (Leander)
Hutto News
Liberty Hill Independent
Round Rock Leader
Taylor Daily Press
Tribune-Progress (Bartlett)
Williamson County Sun (Georgetown)
Higher education (non-profit)
Southwestern University (Georgetown)
Austin Community College (Round Rock)
Texas State University Round Rock Campus
Texas A&M Health Science Center (Round Rock)