Town Hall · Borger

Borger, TX town hall & government

Borger spent $23.5 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,921 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Borger

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 If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Meetings

Coming up at Borger's town hall

  • Oct 1Thu · 3:00 pm
    Building Standards CommissionOne Time Event Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 4:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Work SessionCity Hall Training Room, 600 N. Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 6Tue · 6:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting - 1stCity Hall Council Chambers, 600 N. Main Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 12Mon · 12:00 pm
    Borger IncOne Time Event108 E 6th Street Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 20Tue · 1:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting - 3rd600 N. Main St. Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 3Tue · 4:30 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Work SessionCity Hall Training Room, 600 N. Main Street Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Borger's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Borger's money goes

Spent
$23.5 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,921
typical Texas cities: $2,422
Long-term debt
$49 million
$4,002 per resident
Fire
$4.5 million19%
Police
$4 million17%
Sewer & trash
$3.9 million17%
Water & other utilities
$3.7 million16%
Parks & libraries
$2.1 million9%
Administration & buildings
$1.1 million5%
Roads & transportation
$978,0004%
Interest on debt
$637,0003%
Housing & development
$614,0003%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$303,0001%
Other
$1.7 million7%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 50%
  • Sales taxes 16%
  • Property taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 9%
  • From the state 4%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From other local governments 2%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Borger

Full-time staff
136
23 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$58,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
and 22 full-time firefighters
Fire
22 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
30 full-time
Police
26 full-time2 part
Administration & buildings
17 full-time3 part
Parks & libraries
11 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
8 full-time
Water & other utilities
7 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
3 full-time
Other
12 full-time

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

Schools · school year 2023–24

Borger Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$11,974
Texas: $12,815
Students
2,372
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$59 million
at year end

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

  • Local 31%
  • State 57%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $11,974 per pupil, $7,482 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 Borger: Plemons-Stinnett-Phillips Consolidated Independent School District ($14,578 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Borger pay

Typical tax bill
$1,582
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.53%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$103,400
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 Borger's government

🏛️ Official websiteci.borger.tx.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Borger →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Borger

Borger is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Ronny Jackson. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Borger'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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