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Texas, MI town hall & government

Texas spent $5 million in the year to December 31, 2022, about $287 per resident.

Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Texas's government.

Town budget

Where Texas's money goes

Spent
$5 million
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$287
typical Michigan towns: $355
Long-term debt
$359,000
$21 per resident
Roads & transportation
$1.5 million30%
Fire
$1.1 million21%
Administration & buildings
$831,00017%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$287,0006%
Police
$220,0004%
Parks & libraries
$186,0004%
Sewer & trash
$161,0003%
Interest on debt
$17,000<1%
Other
$725,00015%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 33%
  • Interest, fines & other 28%
  • From the state 24%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government <1%
  • Sales taxes <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Texas

Full-time staff
18
21 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$50,300
a year, before benefits
Full-time firefighters
8
on the town payroll
Fire
8 full-time13 part
Administration & buildings
8 full-time5 part
Other
2 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Texas didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Mattawan Consolidated School

Texas's K–12 school district, shared with Mattawan and Antwerp. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$13,575
Michigan: $16,528
Students
3,553
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$79.8 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Michigan districts overall: 34% local, 57% state, 9% federal

  • Local 24%
  • State 71%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $13,575 per pupil, $8,204 goes to classroom instruction (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to support services such as buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren't in the per-pupil figure.

Also serving Texas: Kalamazoo Public School District ($16,885 per pupil) · Portage Public Schools ($14,396 per pupil) · Schoolcraft Community Schools ($14,140 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Texas pay

Typical tax bill
$5,454
a year · Michigan typical $2,904
Effective rate
1.31%
of home value · Michigan 1.25%
Typical home value
$415,100
owner-occupied

The median yearly bill homeowners report, covering every local property tax on the home (town, schools, county). The effective rate is that bill divided by the median home value, so it's a rough guide, not the official tax rate.

Local

Contact Texas's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Texas

Texas is represented in Congress by Senators Gary C. Peters and Elissa Slotkin and Representative Bill Huizenga. Gretchen Whitmer is governor.

All of Texas's representatives, with contacts →

Budget: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments: Finance (every city and town government's revenue, spending and debt, grouped into plain categories). Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates.

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