O'Brien, TX town hall & government
O'Brien spent $74,000 in the year to June 30, 2024, about $841 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach O'Brien's government.
Where O'Brien's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Utility sales 72%
- Property taxes 18%
- Sales taxes 6%
- Interest, fines & other 4%
Who works for O'Brien
Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.
Knox City-O'Brien Consolidated Independent School District
O'Brien's K–12 school district, shared with Knox City. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 24%
- State 59%
- Federal 17%
Of the $21,675 per pupil, $12,180 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.
Which schools O'Brien kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
Contact O'Brien's government
Who represents O'Brien
O'Brien is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Jodey C. Arrington. Greg Abbott is governor.
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.