Property taxes are the primary source of government revenue in Texas. These are local taxes based on the value of the property that help to pay for public schools, city streets, county roads, police, fire protection, and many other services. The Williamson County Tax Assessor-Collector's office currently collects property taxes for Williamson County and other taxing jurisdictions.

Please note that the Williamson County Tax Collector just collects property tax for the County and other jurisdictions. The Williamson Central Appraisal District decides what property is to be taxed, its appraised value, whether to grant exemptions, who the taxable owner is, and what taxing jurisdictions can tax the property. The Williamson Central Appraisal District is a separate local agency and is not part of County Government or the Williamson County Tax Assessor’s Office.

Taxes are due upon receipt of the statement.  If you mail a check for payment of your taxes, please be sure to have stamped by post office on or before January 31st.  If you mail late in the day of January 31st, the post office may postmark your envelope February 1 and you will be charged penalty and interest for a February payment per the Texas Property Tax Code.

Please pay by January 31st to avoid incurring penalty and interest charges.  The Tax Assessor-Collector and the tax jurisdictions do not have the legal authority to forgive or waive any penalty or interest charge on an unpaid tax.

Failure to receive a tax bill does not affect the validity of the tax, penalty, or interest, the due date, the existence of a tax lien, or any procedure instituted to collect a tax (Section 31.01(g), Texas Property Tax Code).

If a mortgage company should pay your taxes, and you have received the statement, write your loan number on the statement and send it immediately to your mortgage company.

State law automatically places a tax lien on property on January 1st of each year to insure that taxes are paid.  The person who owned the property on January 1st of the tax year is personally liable for the tax, even if he/she sold the property during the year.

Tax sales are conducted periodically throughout the year by our delinquent tax attorney’s McCreary, Veselka, Bragg & Allen. If a tax sale is to be conducted, a list of the properties to be sold, the minimum bid amounts, information regarding properties, and the general rules for bidding will be displayed on the attorney’s website, www.mvbalaw.com. All tax sales are conducted in accordance with the provisions of the Texas Property Tax Code and the Texas Rules of Civil Procedure.

Unlike some other states, Texas does not sell tax lien certificates at tax sales.  Texas law requires judicial foreclosure of tax liens held by political subdivisions.  Property which is encumbered by a tax lien securing payment of delinquent taxes is sold at tax sales.