The Taylor Texas Conservation and Heritage Society (TCHS) will be holding a Christmas Home Tour of 8 historical homes on December 11th 2010 from 1:00pm to 6:00pm and December 12th 2010 from 1:30pm to 5:30pm. The homes are all incredible and there will be one that was owned by the famous Colonel Easley and built in late 1800's. Taylor Texas has an amazing history and many historic buildings and homes. Many of the homes will be decorated for the Christmas Holiday. Taylor, Texas is located just east of Hutto, Texas in Williamson County Texas. Contact Taylor Texas Conservation and Heritage Society President Nelle Steger at (512) 352-2287 for more information on this event and the society. Local merchants and banks will have tickets for sale. Proceeds from sale of tickets will go to the scholarship fund for students of historical architecture and also to continue preserve historical buildings in Taylor. First National Bank on Main (aka 95)  and Second will be the starting place of the tour and tickets will be available there. First National Bank is a Taylor Texas Conservation and Heritage Society preserved building and is now an art gallery. 
Talbot Street Bed and Breakfast (512) 352-5465 at 903 Talbot Street across from the Moody Museum Home and Garden at 114 W. Ninth St. will not be on the tour this year but the new Heart to Heart Bed and Breakfast (512) 309-4419 at 829 McClure St. in Taylor will be on the Christmas Home Tour. The Austin American-Statesman of Sunday June 13th, 2010 featured an article on Taylor historic homes in its Real Estate section entitled "Head North to Taylor to own a Victorian Treasure". This is so true, Taylor has many historic homes and historic commercial buildings available for purchase at bargain basement prices, especially compared to historic building prices in Austin, Texas and Geogetown, Texas! Call Betty Saenz to see them at (512) 785-5050.
Some famous people from Taylor Texas are Tex Avery who was the voice for Daffy Duck and a descendant of Judge Roy Bean. Another is Bill Pickett, the most famous black rodeo cowboy and the inventor of the rodeo sport of bulldogging or steer wrestling. Also Texas' youngest governor Dan Moody, who's boyhood home is the Moody Museum in Taylor.
To get to Taylor, Texas just head north of Austin on IH 35 to highway 79 in Round Rock. Head east on 79 through Hutto, Texas and then on into the next town of historic Taylor, Texas.