Colorado County Texas

IMPORTANT NOTICES/ANNOUNCEMENTS  

• BURN BAN IS NOT IN EFFECT   
  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
  
  

• Notice of Public Meeting on Replat, May 26, 2026 at 9:00 a.m. The Commissioners Court will consider and may take action on an application for approval of a replat regarding Big Easy Ranch Estates, Section Two, Lots 25 and 26, Reserve “D”, a portion of the Pine Ridge Lane Right-of-Way and the adjacent San Bernard Electric Cooperative Easement.  View the full Notice of Public Meeting. 

• Road Closure, Precinct 3:  Reichardt Road will be closed to thru traffic starting December 3 and will be closed for approximately 6 months for bridge replacement at the San Bernard River (Austin County line at beginning of Frantz Road).  
  
  
• TxDOT Project I-10 from SH 71 to FM 2761
  Project Map and Schematics for Segment 1
  Project Map and Schematics for Segment 2

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Budget and Tax Rate Information

• Truth In Taxation Summary
• Financial Transparency
• Notice About 2025 Tax Rates (PDF)
• Colorado County 2026 Adopted Budget

COLORADO COUNTY ADOPTED A TAX RATE THAT WILL RAISE MORE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS THAN LAST YEAR’S TAX RATE.  THE TAX RATE WILL EFFECTIVELY BE RAISED BY 5.21% AND WILL RAISE TAXES FOR MAINTENANCE AND OPERATIONS ON A $100,000 HOME BY APPROXIMATELY $22.25.

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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