Town Hall · Seguin

Seguin, TX town hall & government

Seguin spent $457.3 million in the year to September 30, 2024, about $13,690 per resident.

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

Local leadership

Who runs Seguin

Donna DodgenMayorSince 2020 Wikidata ↗ Out of date? Sign in to tell us

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Town budget

Where Seguin's money goes

Spent
$457.3 million
fiscal year to September 30, 2024
Per resident
$13,690
typical Texas cities: $2,422
Long-term debt
$533.5 million
$15,969 per resident
Health & welfare
$335 million73%
Water & other utilities
$37.7 million8%
Interest on debt
$13.7 million3%
Sewer & trash
$12 million3%
Administration & buildings
$11.4 million2%
Police
$10.8 million2%
Parks & libraries
$9.9 million2%
Fire
$9.6 million2%
Roads & transportation
$9.3 million2%
Courts, inspections & corrections
$2.8 million1%
Other
$5.1 million1%

Where the money comes from

  • Fees & charges 76%
  • Utility sales 10%
  • Interest, fines & other 5%
  • Property taxes 4%
  • Sales taxes 3%
  • From the federal government 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses 1%
  • From other local governments <1%
  • From the state <1%
Town workforce

Who works for Seguin

Full-time staff
1,119
51 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$80,200
a year, before benefits
Sworn police officers
66
and 67 full-time firefighters
Health & welfare
681 full-time21 part
Police
89 full-time
Water & other utilities
82 full-time
Administration & buildings
72 full-time6 part
Fire
69 full-time
Parks & libraries
51 full-time24 part
Roads & transportation
25 full-time
Sewer & trash
15 full-time
Courts, inspections & corrections
9 full-time
Other
26 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2025. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Seguin Independent School District

Seguin's K–12 school district, shared with Kingsbury and Staples. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$12,831
Texas: $12,815
Students
7,314
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$233.2 million
at year end

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

  • Local 51%
  • State 37%
  • Federal 13%

Of the $12,831 per pupil, $6,918 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 Seguin: Navarro Independent School District ($12,212 per pupil).

Property tax

What homeowners in Seguin pay

Typical tax bill
$3,617
a year · Texas typical $4,232
Effective rate
1.45%
of home value · Texas 1.49%
Typical home value
$249,400
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 Seguin's government

🏛️ Official websiteseguintexas.gov ↗

Town hall & decisions in Seguin →

Beyond town hall

Who represents Seguin

Seguin is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representatives Monica De La Cruz and Henry Cuellar. Greg Abbott is governor.

All of Seguin'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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