Town Hall · Mission

Mission, TX town hall & government

Mission spent $114.4 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $1,321 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Mission

Norie Gonzalez GarzaMayorSince 2022 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget · Census estimate

Where Mission's money goes

Spent
$114.4 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$1,321
typical Texas cities: $2,422
Long-term debt
$27.8 million
$320 per resident
Police
$21.7 million19%
Sewer & trash
$14.5 million13%
Water & other utilities
$14.3 million12%
Interest on debt
$14.2 million12%
Fire
$9.8 million9%
Parks & libraries
$7.2 million6%
Administration & buildings
$6.5 million6%
Roads & transportation
$6.1 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.3 million2%
Housing & development
$1.7 million1%
Health & welfare
$580,0001%
Other
$15.6 million14%

Where the money comes from

  • Interest, fines & other 24%
  • Property taxes 21%
  • Sales taxes 21%
  • Fees & charges 15%
  • Utility sales 11%
  • From the state 3%
  • From other local governments 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%

Mission didn't report all of its 2024 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce

Who works for Mission

Full-time staff
659
44 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$55,400
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
164
and 78 full-time firefighters
Police
214 full-time
Parks & libraries
75 full-time44 part
Water & other utilities
87 full-time
Fire
86 full-time
Administration & buildings
82 full-time
Sewer & trash
43 full-time
Roads & transportation
40 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
18 full-time
Health & welfare
11 full-time
Housing & development
3 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

Mission Consolidated Independent School District

Mission's K–12 school district, shared with Alton and Palmhurst. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,264
Texas: $12,815
Students
14,068
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$90.8 million
at year end

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

  • Local 20%
  • State 60%
  • Federal 20%

Of the $15,264 per pupil, $8,860 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 Mission: Sharyland Independent School District ($11,833 per pupil) · La Joya Independent School District ($13,608 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Mission pay

Typical tax bill
$3,151
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.79%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$175,700
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 Mission's government

🏛️ Official websitemissiontexas.us ↗

Town hall & decisions in Mission →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Mission

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

All of Mission'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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