Welcome to Washington County, Texas.
If you are new to the area, let us be the first to say Welcome to Washington County, The Birth Place of Texas. We hope that you will find us and our communities friendly, warm and eager for you to join us in making Washington County your home, too.
On this site you will find information and links covering all of the aspects of the county. The departments that make up the county government, who your local officials are and what they do for you.
We have tried to include everything that the county government is responsible for in the course of daily business. Our goal is to help save you time and money, while providing the best customer service we can along the way.
Covid-19 Drive Through Testing
Please click the following link to see a video message from Judge Durrenberger concerning the drive-through testing performed in Washington County. Click
here to see the video.
Covid-19 Call Center
Faith Mission, the City of Brenham, and Washington County have opened a call center to provide information and resources during the Covid-19 crisis.
The call center can be reached at 979-337-8420 or toll free at 800-845-8035. Callers can receive information regarding the Covid-19 virus, medical services, declarations, executive orders, volunteer opportunities, and other community services. Callers will also have the option to be transferred to the City of Brenham’s resource center for access to city resources and information. Finally, callers will be given the option to leave a message and have a representative return their call.
Washington County COVID-19 Declarations and Press Releases
Washington County has issued a declaration related to the COVID-19 Pandemic on April 2, 2020. To view this declaration, please click
here.
Washington County has issued a press release on April 2, 2020, providing guidance for houses of worship during the COVID-19 crisis. To view this release, please click here.
Washington County has issued a press release on March 23, 2020, in response to the Covid-19 virus threat. To view this release, please click here.
Washington County has also issued a contact information list. To view the contact information list, please click here.
Washington County has issued a update to Press Release - Executive Order GA-29 on October 30, 2020, to view updated information please click here
Covid 19 Information
If you would like to find more information on Covid-19, please visit Washington County's Office of Emergency Management website/webapp by clicking the link
https://oem.wacounty.com.
Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Report
If you would like to view the Washington County Report Regarding the Property Assessed Clean Energy (PACE) Program, please click
here.
Judge John Durrenberger announced that Washington County will no longer be paying out monies for the coyote bounties in 2020. The county has been doing this for over twenty years and did not budget for it in 2020. If you have bounties and get the paperwork turned in to the County Treasurers Office by 3:00 pm today, December 31, 2019, they will be paid.