Town Hall · Rockport

Rockport, TX town hall & government

Rockport spent $23.3 million in the year to September 30, 2022, about $2,151 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Rockport

Lowell Timothy JayroeMayor Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Meetings

Coming up at Rockport's town hall

  • Oct 5Mon · 5:30 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission Meeting212 N Live Oak St Agenda ↗Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 13Tue · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting212 N Live Oak St Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 19Mon · 5:30 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission Meeting212 N Live Oak st Meeting page ↗
  • Oct 27Tue · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting212 N Live Oak St Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 2Mon · 5:30 pm
    Planning and Zoning CommissionPlanning and Zoning Commission Meeting212 N Live Oak St Meeting page ↗
  • Nov 10Tue · 5:00 pm
    City CouncilCity Council Meeting212 N Live Oak St Meeting page ↗

Recent meetings

Official listings from Rockport's agenda portal ↗, checked daily. Times are local. Agendas can change up to the meeting, so check the portal before you go.

Town budget

Where Rockport's money goes

Spent
$23.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2022
Per resident
$2,151
typical Texas cities: $1,280
Long-term debt
$33.1 million
$3,051 per resident
Water & other utilities
$7.2 million31%
Sewer & trash
$4.5 million19%
Police
$4.4 million19%
Administration & buildings
$1.5 million6%
Parks & libraries
$1.2 million5%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$947,0004%
Interest on debt
$877,0004%
Paid to other governments
$39,000<1%
Other
$2.7 million12%

Where the money comes from

  • Utility sales 41%
  • Property taxes 25%
  • Sales taxes 17%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • Other taxes & licenses 2%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Interest, fines & other 1%
  • From the state <1%
  • From other local governments <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Rockport

Full-time staff
128
18 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$60,100
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
30
full-time, with power of arrest
Police
48 full-time
Parks & libraries
13 full-time16 part
Sewer & trash
18 full-time
Water & other utilities
18 full-time
Administration & buildings
15 full-time
Roads & transportation
6 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
2 full-time2 part
Other
8 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

Rockport-Fulton Independent School District

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

Spending per pupil
$14,485
Texas: $12,815
Students
2,968
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$83.7 million
at year end

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

  • Local 74%
  • State 12%
  • Federal 15%

Of the $14,485 per pupil, $7,950 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 Rockport: Aransas Pass Independent School District ($12,290 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Rockport pay

Typical tax bill
$3,753
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.17%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$320,500
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 Rockport's government

🏛️ Official websitecityofrockport.com ↗

Town hall & decisions in Rockport →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Rockport

Rockport is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Michael Cloud. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Rockport'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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