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Progreso, TX town hall & government

Progreso spent $5.7 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $962 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Progreso

From public records (Open States and Wikidata), which can lag behind an election. If a name is out of date, tell us: when two neighbors agree, it's hidden until the records catch up.

Town budget · Census estimate

Where Progreso's money goes

Spent
$5.7 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$962
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Police
$1.2 million21%
Sewer & trash
$1.2 million20%
Water & other utilities
$971,00017%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$672,00012%
Roads & transportation
$602,00010%
Administration & buildings
$434,0008%
Parks & libraries
$108,0002%
Other
$568,00010%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 42%
  • Property taxes 38%
  • Sales taxes 12%
  • Fees & charges 5%
  • Interest, fines & other 3%
  • From the state 1%

Progreso didn't report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau's estimates.

Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Progreso

Full-time staff
26
22 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$29,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
13
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
13 full-time6 part
Administration & buildings
13 full-time2 part
Roads & transportation
0 full-time14 part

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Progreso didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Progreso Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$15,907
Texas: $12,815
Students
1,405
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$24.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 14%
  • State 56%
  • Federal 30%

Of the $15,907 per pupil, $8,203 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 Progreso pay

Typical tax bill
$1,079
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.56%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$69,300
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.

Local

Contact Progreso's government

Town hall & decisions in Progreso →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Progreso

Progreso is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Vicente Gonzalez. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Progreso'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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