About Us

THE DISTRICT

Travis County Water Control and Improvement District No. 10 (the “Water District”), also known as WCID #10, is a political subdivision of the State of Texas, and was created by a petition filed with Travis County, Texas, on August 10, 1956 and a confirmation election was held on September 29, 1956.

The Water District is located in western Travis County. The District includes the City of West Lake Hills and the major subdivisions of Westwood, Rolling Hills West, Knollwood, Westlake Highlands, Sundown Parkway, Camelot and the original Rob Roy Ranch. Overall, the District covers an area of approximately 5,000 acres, and has about 3,000 residential and business accounts comprised of about 10,000 people.

The Water District was established pursuant to Article XVI, Section 59 of the State of Texas Constitution, and Chapters 49 and 51 of the Texas Water Code, as amended. The District is subject to the continuing supervision of the Texas Commission on Environmental Quality (TCEQ).

The Water District was created for the purposes of providing, operating, and maintaining facilities to distribute potable water along with water for fire protection. The District is empowered, among other things, to purchase, construct, operate and maintain all works, improvements, facilities and plants necessary for the supply and distribution of water.

Although not required, the Water District does provide water to and maintains fire hydrants throughout its service area. Currently, there are approximately 600 fire hydrants in the Water District. All fire protection services are provided to residents, businesses, and property owners in the Water District by a separate governmental entity – Travis County Emergency Service District #9.

The Water District contracts with Crossroads Utility Services, LLC, to provide operations and maintenance services.

Election Information

The District is governed by a Board of five members that serve staggered four-year terms. In accordance with Texas Water Code § 49.103, director elections are held on the November uniform election date, or the first Tuesday after the first Monday in November, in even-numbered years. The District’s next director election will be held on November 5, 2024 at the polling places for each election precinct within the District established by Travis County.

A person that desires to be a candidate in the District’s next director election must be qualified to serve as a director and must timely submit an application for a place on the ballot to the District. To be qualified to serve as a director, a person must be at least 18 years old, a resident citizen of the State of Texas, and either own land subject to taxation in the District or be a qualified voter within the District. The first day and time that a candidate may file an application for a place on the ballot is 8:00 a.m. on the day that is 108 days before the election and the last day that a candidate may file an application for a place on the ballot is 5:00 p.m. on the day that is 78 days before the date of the election. The deadline for a declared write-in candidate to file an application is 74 days before the date of the election.

El Distrito está gobernado por una Junta de cinco miembros quienes sirven mandatos escalonados de cuatro años. De conformidad a la Sección 49.103 del Código de Agua de Texas, las elecciones de directores se llevan a cabo en la fecha uniforme de la elección de noviembre, o el primer martes de noviembre después del primer lunes de noviembre, en los años de números pares. La próxima elección de directores del Distrito se llevará a cabo el 5 de noviembre de 2024 en los lugares de votación para cada precinto electoral dentro del Distrito establecido por el Condado de Travis.

Una persona quien desea ser candidata en la próxima elección de directores del Distrito debe ser calificada para servir como director y debe presentar al Distrito una solicitud oportuna para ser colocada en la boleta. Para ser calificado para servir como director, una persona debe tener por lo menos 18 años de edad, ser ciudadano residente del estado de Texas, y ser dueño de tierra que está sujeto a los impuestos del Distrito o ser un votante calificado para votar dentro del Distrito. El primer día y horario en que un candidato puede solicitar ser colocado en la boleta es a las 8 de la mañana en el día que es 108 días antes de la elección y el último día en que un candidato puede solicitar ser colocado en la boleta es a las 5 de la tarde en el día que es 78 días antes de la fecha de la elección. La fecha límite para presentar una declaración de candidatura por escrito es 74 días antes de la fecha de la elección.