Tira, TX town hall & government
Tira spent $6,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $19 per resident.
Where the money goes, where it comes from, property taxes, and how to reach Tira's government.
Where Tira's money goes
Where the money comes from
- Interest, fines & other 100%
North Hopkins Independent School District
Tira's K–12 school district. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.
Where the district's money comes from Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal
- Local 30%
- State 62%
- Federal 8%
Of the $16,345 per pupil, $8,867 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.
Which schools Tira kids attend, test scores and graduation rate →
What homeowners in Tira pay
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.
Contact Tira's government
Who represents Tira
Tira is represented in Congress by Senators John Cornyn and Ted Cruz and Representative Pat Fallon. Greg Abbott is governor.
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.