Town Hall · Hooks

Hooks, TX town hall & government

Hooks spent $2.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,012 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Hooks's money goes

Spent
$2.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$1,012
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$792,000
$292 per resident
Sewer & trash
$684,00025%
Water & other utilities
$588,00021%
Police
$504,00018%
Administration & buildings
$223,0008%
Roads & transportation
$105,0004%
Fire
$46,0002%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$35,0001%
Interest on debt
$14,0001%
Other
$543,00020%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 29%
  • Property taxes 24%
  • Utility sales 17%
  • Sales taxes 14%
  • From the state 11%
  • Interest, fines & other 4%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Hooks

Full-time staff
11
3 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$41,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
6
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
6 full-time
Roads & transportation
3 full-time
Administration & buildings
2 full-time1 part
Fire
0 full-time1 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time1 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

Hooks Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$13,264
Texas: $12,815
Students
890
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$15.9 million
at year end

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

  • Local 27%
  • State 68%
  • Federal 5%

Of the $13,264 per pupil, $7,696 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 Hooks pay

Typical tax bill
$1,725
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
2.47%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$69,800
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 Hooks's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofhooks.org ↗

Town hall & decisions in Hooks →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Hooks

Hooks is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pat Fallon. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Hooks'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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