Colorado County Texas

Important Notices/Announcements

• Colorado County offices will be closed on Monday, February 17, 2025, in observance of Presidents' Day.
  
  
• Town Hall Meetings to address the proposed Colorado County ESD No. 1 are scheduled throughout the County.  Meetings scheduled to date:
    

  - Thursday, February 20 - 6:00 p.m.
  Weimar  - Civic Center, 1754 County Road 10
  
  - Thursday, March 6 - 6:00 p.m.
  Nada - Community Center, 1231 Old Nada Rd.
  
  - Tuesday, March 11 - 6:00 p.m.
  Rock Island - Full Gospel Fellowship Hall, 2304 Cushen St.
  
  - Thursday, March 20 - 6:00 p.m.
  Eagle Lake - Chamber of Commerce, 303 East Main St.
  
  - Thursday, April 3 - 6:00 p.m.
  Frelsburg - Diamond Center, 1031 Church Ln. 
  
  - Thursday, April 10 - 6:00 p.m.
  Columbus - St. Paul Lutheran Lighthouse, 201 Veterans Drive

• Colorado County is not currently under a burn ban. Colorado County Emergency Management requests that prior to starting any controlled burning (woodpiles, fields or large refuse piles), please call the Colorado County Communications Center at 979-732-2388, option 2.  They will ask you for the location and a contact number.  By doing this you will help prevent the needless dispatching of volunteer fire departments and will also receive information if a Burn Ban or Red Flag Warning is in place.  Order Rescinding Burn Ban Effective December 27, 2024 ^{(PDF 45.99KB)} 
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• Road Closures effective immediately until further notice: Precinct No. 2, County Road 221 is closed to thru traffic due to bridge construction.  
  
  
• TxDOT Project I-10 from SH 71 to FM 2761
  Project Map and Schematics for Segment 1
  Project Mat and Schematics for Segment 2
  
  

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Tax Rate / Budget Information

Colorado County adopted a tax rate that will raise more taxes for maintenance and operations than last years' tax rate. The tax rate will effectively be raised by 6.554% and will raise taxes for maintenance and operations on a $100,000 home by approximately $28.61. 

• Form 50-212 Notice About 2024 Tax Rates ^{(PDF 236.81KB)}
  
  
• FY 2025 Adopted Budget ^{(PDF 4.36MB)}
  

Photo provided courtesy of Ken Sparks

Colorado County Courthouse

County Attorney (979) 732-8203
County Judge (979) 732-2604
District Clerk (979) 732-2536
Public Defender (979) 732-9425

Photo provided courtesy of Ken Sparks

Colorado County Courthouse Annex

318 Spring Street
Columbus, Texas 78934

Tax Assessor-Collector (979) 732-2710 
County Clerk (979) 732-2155
County Auditor (979) 732-2791
County Treasurer (979) 732-2865