Williamson County budget could go up by 5.6% this year

Commissioners set recommended ‘ceiling’ tax rate

  • County Budget Officer Ashlie Holladay presents the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to the Williamson County Commissioners Court, August 5. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
    County Budget Officer Ashlie Holladay presents the proposed Fiscal Year 2026 Budget to the Williamson County Commissioners Court, August 5. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
  • County Auditor Julie Kiley, front, and County Tax Assessor-Collector Larry Gaddes, back, explain how the poteintail tax revenues will effect next year's proposed budgets. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
    County Auditor Julie Kiley, front, and County Tax Assessor-Collector Larry Gaddes, back, explain how the poteintail tax revenues will effect next year's proposed budgets. Photo by Nalani Nuylan.
    Williamson County’s preliminary Fiscal Year 2026 budget includes an estimated $671 million in expenditures.Budget Officer Ashlie Holladay presented the proposed budget to county commissioners during their August 5 meeting. According to her presentation, the recommended budget is about 10 percent, or $62 million, higher than the approved Fiscal Yea...

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