Commissioner Lisa Birkman is a native Texan whose family first settled in Williamson County six generations ago. Her family located here in about 1851, when Commissioner Birkman's ancestors founded the town of Bagdad, located just north of present day Leander. They lived on the family farm which is still owned by her family today. Mrs. Birkman was born, however, on the army base at Ft. Hood, Texas, as her father, Marvin Lackey, was a career military officer. She spent most of her early years on Army bases throughout the world. After retirement, the family moved back to her father's hometown of Georgetown, where Mrs. Birkman along with her sister, Nancy, mother, Ann, and father lived in the Precinct One section of old Georgetown while she attended Georgetown High School. After graduating from GHS in 1978, Commissioner Birkman then graduated from Texas A & M University in 1982. She taught public elementary school for thirteen years, mainly in Austin and Round Rock schools.

Precinct One is a vital part of the county that covers parts of several cities, municipal utility districts and unincorporated areas. Our precinct is a mix of urban, suburban, and rural areas, with a blend of tradition, technology and communities. Local governmental entities located entirely or partially in Precinct One include: the City of Austin, the City of Georgetown, the City of Round Rock, Anderson Mill Municipal Utility District, Brushy Creek Municipal Utility District, Fern Bluff Municipal Utility District, North Austin Municipal Utility District # 1, Springwoods Municipal Utility District, and the Brushy Creek Water Control Improvement District.