Town Hall · Alice

Alice, TX town hall & government

Alice spent $22.1 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,189 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Alice

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget

Where Alice's money goes

Spent
$22.1 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,189
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$28.3 million
$1,523 per resident
Sewer & trash
$5.6 million26%
Water & other utilities
$4.2 million19%
Police
$3.5 million16%
Fire
$3.1 million14%
Administration & buildings
$2.2 million10%
Parks & libraries
$1.3 million6%
Interest on debt
$514,0002%
Health & welfare
$445,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$350,0002%
Roads & transportation
$103,000<1%
Other
$721,0003%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Sales taxes 28%
  • Utility sales 22%
  • Property taxes 14%
  • From the state 3%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Alice

Full-time staff
207
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$53,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
32
and 31 full-time firefighters
Police
48 full-time1 part
Sewer & trash
34 full-time
Fire
33 full-time
Administration & buildings
26 full-time2 part
Parks & libraries
22 full-time
Water & other utilities
17 full-time
Roads & transportation
16 full-time
Health & welfare
3 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
1 full-time
Other
7 full-time3 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Alice Independent School District

Alice's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,754
Texas: $12,815
Students
4,486
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$65 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal

  • Local 25%
  • State 54%
  • Federal 22%

Of the $12,754 per pupil, $7,092 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Alice pay

Typical tax bill
$1,462
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.12%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$131,100
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 Alice's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofalice.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Alice →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Alice

Alice is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Monica De La Cruz. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Alice'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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