Williamson County Commissioners deliberate death investigator role in budget workshop
County Commissioner Valerie Covey presents her idea on how the death investigators would function if the county were to adopt them in the budget. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
For the second week in a row, Williamson County budget talks August 13 greatly focused on a request from Wilco’s four justices of the peace, who have asked for support to alleviate the growing demand that death inquests put on their offices.
While justices have advocated for bringing a medical examiner’s office to the county as a long-term solution, they’ve suggested g…