Washington County Texas

Welcome to Washington County, Texas.

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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.

Notice of 2018 Tax Year Proposed Property Tax Rate

ON SEPTEMBER 18, 2018, WASHINGTON COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE.

THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RASED BY 1.67 PERCENT AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $ 8.20.

RECORD VOTE ON ADOPTION OF THE 2019 BUDGET

County Judge, John Brieden                                  Aye

Commissioner Precinct # 1, Don Koester            Aye

Commissioner Precinct # 2  Luther Hueske        Aye

Commissioner Precinct # 3, Kirk Hanath            Aye

Commissioner Precinct # 4, Joy Fuchs                Aye