How Red Lick is run
Red Lick spent $86,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $84 per resident.
What stands out about how Red Lick is run
Read from the town’s budget, meetings and records. The page puts what stands out first.
About $84 per resident a year, or $0.23 a day
The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 71% of spending.
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Who’s in charge in Red Lick
Local officials aren’t in the public records we use for Red Lick yet. Neighbors can add them.
Red Lick Independent School District
Red Lick’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,867 per pupil, $6,827 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
The typical homeowner pays $4,276 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.33% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Red Lick’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
How Red Lick’s budget compares
Town budgets across the town line. Towns that run their own schools spend more. Tap a town to see its Town Hall.
| Town | Spent per resident | Debt per resident | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Lick | $84 | — | $4,276 |
| Texarkana | $1,656 | $1,224 | $2,379 |
The town government’s own spending in its newest year (often a Census Bureau estimate). — = no figures.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Red Lick.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Red Lick’s government
Numbers and hours come from neighbors and the town’s own site (the Handbook). A new one goes live once two neighbors confirm it.
Questions about how Red Lick is run?
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
Your answer becomes a post in Town Square.
Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. School district: Census school finance survey. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 5-year estimates. Representatives: Open States, the Census and congress-legislators.