AUSTIN (Talk1370.com) -- County tax offices in both Travis and Williamson Counties will be limiting the services offered to residents as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect regular operations across government.
Travis County says drive-through lanes at three of its locations will remain open. The main office at 5501 Airport Boulevard will be open Monday-Friday, from 7 a.m. until 5 p.m.; additionally, two branch offices, in Pflugerville, and on McKinney Falls Parkway, will operate from 8 a.m. until 4 p.m. on weekdays. Residents can obtain 30-day temporary permits, disabled parking placards, make property tax payments, renew vehicle registrations, and pickup state-issued license plates.
"This is an unprecedented step, but it is important to me that we do everything we can to keep our customers and staff safe from coronavirus exposure," Travis County Tax Assessor-Collector Bruce Elfant said.
Title applications and new resident registrations cannot be processed through the drive-through lanes.
Williamson County officials say their drive-through locations at the Round Rock and Cedar Park offices will remain open, with drive-through transactions limited to property tax payments, registration renewals, and disabled parking placards. Residents can also continue to conduct business via mail, drop box, or online.
Texas Gov. Greg Abbott, working with the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles, is waiving late penalties for title applications and expired placards for persons with disabilities. If at all possible, officials recommend vehicle registrations be done online at www.Texas.gov, but law enforcement also will temporarily refrain from ticketing vehicles with expired registration stickers for those who are unable to renew online.