News Flash

Holiday Schedule for Trash/Recycling

The City’s Waste Collection Services will be closed on Thursday, November 26, in observance of Thanksgiving. If you are scheduled for pickup on November 26, trash services will be delayed by one day. 

The City’s Waste Collectio...

LEAK DETECTION SURVEY BEING CONDUCTED IN TAYLOR

SAMCO Leak Detection Services, Inc., a Leak Detection/GPS Services Company, has been hired by the City of Taylor to conduct a Leak Detection Survey within the City limits. The employees of SAMCO will be wearing safety vests and driving SAMCO trucks. They ...

CITY OF TAYLOR ANNOUNCES CANCELATION OF ANNUAL CHRISTMAS PARADE

Taylor Wine Swirl, Christmas Fair Also Canceled Out of Abundance of Caution

TAYLOR, TEXAS – The City of Taylor announces that due to ongoing concerns regarding the COVID-19 pandemic, the Christmas Parade traditionally held in downtown Ta...

CITY OF TAYLOR LIBRARY DIRECTOR ELECTED TO THIRD TERM ON CENTRAL TEXAS LIBRARY SYSTEM, INC. BOARD O

TAYLOR, TEXAS – City of Taylor Library Director Karen Ellis was recently elected serve a third term on the Central Texas Library System, Inc. (CTLS) Board of Directors to an At-Large position.  She has served on the board since...

EXTENDED: MAYOR EXTENDS FACE MASK ORDER FOR BUSINESSES

Mayor Brandt Rydell recently signed an order to extend the face mask order put into place on July 1. The order required businesses (including non-profit entities) and commercial entities within the City of Taylor to develop and implement a face covering h...

BACKFLOW PREVENTION AND CONTAMINATION LETTERS BEING SENT TO RESIDENTS

The City of Taylor, with help from Vepo LLC, will be sending letters to Taylor residents with irrigation backflow assemblies on the first of each month. If you have never received a letter, this is not a new requirement. Letters have been sent in the past...

Taylor Police Welcome New Officer

TAYLOR, Texas – The Taylor Police Department welcomed Officer Jesus De Hoyos with a swear-in ceremony at the Taylor Police Department on Friday, October 2nd.

 The ceremony was conducted by Taylor Police Chief Henry Fluck, who administere...

Sergeant Morehouse Recognized For Service To Victims

TAYLOR, Texas – Taylor Police Sergeant Anthony Morehouse has recently been recognized in an awards ceremony for his outstanding service to victims of crime. Taylor Chief of Police Henry Fluck presented Sergeant Morehouse with an award from Hope ...

PERCUSSION PLAYGROUND TO BE CREATED WITH GRANT FROM TEXAS PARKS & WILDLIFE

Construction Costs for Playground at Murphy Park to Be Supplemented by Good Life Taylor

TAYLOR, TEXAS – Thanks to a grant from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Local Park Grant Program, the City of Taylor is one step closer to the constructi...

2020 Notice of Tax Rates in City of Taylor

Prior to the passage of Senate Bill (S.B.) 2, most cities provided notice of their property tax rates pursuant to Local Government Code Section 140.010. That statute was repealed by S.B. 2 and replaced with the following required notice of the city&rs...

Taylor Police Still Seeking Information in 2004 Katara Johnson Murder

TAYLOR, Texas – The Taylor Police Department is still seeking assistance from the public in solving the August 26, 2004 murder of Katara Johnson.As the 15th anniversary of the murder approaches, Taylor Police Chief Henry Fluck stated, "We s...