Town Hall · Holliday

Holliday, TX town hall & government

Holliday spent $1.4 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $821 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Holliday's money goes

Spent
$1.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$821
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$187,000
$109 per resident
Roads & transportation
$376,00027%
Sewer & trash
$315,00022%
Water & other utilities
$274,00019%
Police
$200,00014%
Administration & buildings
$152,00011%
Parks & libraries
$61,0004%
Fire
$13,0001%
Interest on debt
$10,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$9,0001%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 35%
  • From the state 18%
  • Property taxes 16%
  • Sales taxes 15%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
Town workforce

Who works for Holliday

Full-time staff
9
6 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$48,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
2
full-time, with power of arrest
Administration & buildings
3 full-time6 part
Water & other utilities
3 full-time
Police
2 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 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

Holliday Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$12,104
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,132
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$42.6 million
at year end

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

  • Local 40%
  • State 58%
  • Federal 3%

Of the $12,104 per pupil, $7,981 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 Holliday pay

Typical tax bill
$1,434
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
0.79%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$181,300
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Holliday's government

🏛️ Official websitehollidaytx.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Holliday →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Holliday

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

All of Holliday'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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