Colorado County Texas

Important Notices/Announcements

• Colorado County offices will be closed on Monday, May 26, 2025, in observance of Memorial Day.  We will open at 8:00 a.m. on Tuesday, May 27th for normal business.
  
  
• Public Service Announcement, DMV Fraudulent Text Scam, click here for more information: 

• 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 1.  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.  For more information on the burn ban status please click here
  
  
• TxDOT Project I-10 from SH 71 to FM 2761
  Project Map and Schematics for Segment 1
  Project Map and Schematics for Segment 2

• Official May 3rd 2025 Election Results

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