For fixed food establishments listed by the Williamson County and Cities Health District in Texas, use the WCCHD inspection search to match the business and dated inspection. Lower demerits and a higher percentage indicate a better numeric result. Read the inspection type separately: a passed Compliance Inspection is a different event from a routine inspection, and the score alone cannot establish present operating conditions.
Sources checked October 15, 2026. The search portal loaded during review; some district information pages intermittently refused access. Use the direct search above when the scores landing page does not load.
Match the business before comparing the numbers
Begin with the district’s Inspection Scores & Permits page. It separates inspection results from permit information; choose the inspection search for a dated assessment.
The search offers City, Sort by and Search controls. Enter the business name or Business ID, let the result count update, and choose Newest inspection to build a chronology. Result cards identify the business and show its Business ID, inspection date, inspection type, result, demerits and inspection score. Use the address and Business ID to keep similarly named establishments apart. A city filter narrows the displayed set; a mailing city alone does not establish the responsible agency. If the premises are absent, clear the filters and ask WCCHD to confirm the address and facility type before treating the search as complete.
Keep the premises, Business ID and each dated card together. If the business name has changed, ask the district whether the older record belongs to the same premises and operator rather than merging the names yourself.
Demerits run in the opposite direction to the percentage
The district explains that its inspection considers 47 violations carrying one to three demerits. Its published passing boundary is fewer than 31 demerits, corresponding to an inspection score of 70 or above.
| Measure or example | How to read it | Next check |
|---|---|---|
| Number of Demerits | Lower is better | Read the dated result and underlying findings |
| Inspection Score | Higher is better | Keep it paired with the demerit count from the same event |
| Illustrative 30 demerits / 70 score | At the published passing boundary | Check inspection type and any required correction |
| Illustrative 31 demerits / 69 score | Across the published failure boundary | Find the subsequent inspection or action record |
The last two rows are arithmetic illustrations, not inspected businesses. Do not add the measures together, average them across visits, or convert them into a letter grade. A later better number also does not identify which individual finding was corrected. For that, obtain the detailed report and its correction notes.
A Compliance Inspection answers a narrower question
The official Retail Food & Beverage Order page identifies the update approved on August 13, 2025 and effective August 31, 2025. Its summary says compliance inspections are limited to violations presenting a direct and significant public-health risk. Use that current landing page to locate the applicable order before relying on an older saved copy.
Keep the type and result in separate columns when making your own chronology. “Routine” describes the inspection event; “Passed” or “Failure” describes its recorded outcome. “Compliance Inspection” describes another inspection purpose. A later Compliance Inspection marked Passed should therefore be recorded as a later event, not used to overwrite the earlier routine result.
The follow-up and reinspection guide explains how to join dated events without assuming that a later visit addresses every earlier item. Ask which findings were checked, what remained outstanding, and whether another visit or separate action was required.
Ask for the document behind a closure or missing report
An Imminent Health Hazard can close a location for reasons independent of its numeric score. The district’s restaurant emergency guidance also distinguishes an emergency response from ordinary scoring. A previous passing result does not answer what happened during a later outage, contamination incident or other hazard.
If the card does not resolve your question, request the detailed inspection and associated records. Identify the premises, Business ID, date and inspection type, then name the documents needed: findings and correction notes, the follow-up report, and any suspension or reopening decision. Ask for the record that authorizes resumed operation when reopening is the question; a later score is not a substitute for that document.
The district’s Public Information Requests page requires a written request. Send WCCHD-held record requests to wcchd.openrecords@wilcotx.gov, or mail them to WCCHD, Attn: Open Records, 355 Texas Ave, Round Rock, TX 78664. Include a clear description and contact information. WCCHD is separate from county government, so route records from another county office to that office.
The scores page labels its downloadable data as beginning January 1, 2022. That label does not guarantee a complete report archive. For an absent or older event, specify the date range in your request and ask what records the district maintains. Charges may apply; its request page explains estimates and approval. Use the inspection report reading guide when the detailed record arrives.