Town Hall · Riverside

Riverside, TX town hall & government

Riverside spent $412,000 in the year to September 30, 2022, about $753 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Riverside's money goes

Spent
$412,000
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$753
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Sewer & trash
$182,00044%
Administration & buildings
$138,00033%
Roads & transportation
$86,00021%
Fire
$5,0001%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$1,000<1%

Where the money comes from

  • Sales taxes 40%
  • Fees & charges 31%
  • Interest, fines & other 16%
  • Property taxes 8%
  • Other taxes & licenses 5%
Town workforce

Who works for Riverside

Full-time staff
3
1 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$22,700
a year, before benefits
Administration & buildings
1 full-time
Sewer & trash
1 full-time
Other
1 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

Huntsville Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$10,208
Texas: $12,815
Students
11,318
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$124.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 34%
  • State 55%
  • Federal 11%

Of the $10,208 per pupil, $7,364 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.

Local

Contact Riverside's government

Town hall & decisions in Riverside →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Riverside

Riverside is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pete Sessions. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Riverside'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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