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Fulshear, TX town hall & government

Fulshear spent $27.8 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,620 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Fulshear's money goes

Spent
$27.8 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,620
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$8.9 million
$517 per resident
Water & other utilities
$9.4 million34%
Administration & buildings
$9.4 million34%
Police
$3.6 million13%
Sewer & trash
$665,0002%
Roads & transportation
$460,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$158,0001%
Interest on debt
$74,000<1%
Parks & libraries
$63,000<1%
Other
$3.9 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 37%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Property taxes 13%
  • Interest, fines & other 11%
  • Other taxes & licenses 10%
  • Utility sales 6%
  • From the federal government 2%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Fulshear

Full-time staff
74
no part-time staff
Average full-time pay
$67,800
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
24
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
33 full-time
Police
26 full-time
Roads & transportation
5 full-time
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Other
7 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

Lamar Consolidated Independent School District

Fulshear's K–12 school district, shared with Beasley, Kendleton, Simonton, Thompsons, Weston Lakes and Richmond. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$11,147
Texas: $12,815
Students
44,512
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$3.1 billion
at year end

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

  • Local 55%
  • State 38%
  • Federal 6%

Of the $11,147 per pupil, $6,698 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 Fulshear: Katy Independent School District ($11,756 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Fulshear pay

Typical tax bill
$10,000+
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Typical home value
$572,700
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 Fulshear's government

🏛️ Official websitefulsheartx.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Fulshear →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Fulshear

Fulshear is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Troy E. Nehls. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Fulshear'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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