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Texas, WI town hall & government

Texas spent $795,000 in the year to December 31, 2022, about $505 per resident.

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

Town budget

Where Texas's money goes

Spent
$795,000
fiscal year to December 31, 2022
Per resident
$505
typical Wisconsin towns: $433
Long-term debt
None
none outstanding at year end
Roads & transportation
$546,00069%
Sewer & trash
$107,00013%
Administration & buildings
$88,00011%
Fire
$32,0004%
Health & welfare
$9,0001%
Parks & libraries
$1,000<1%
Other
$12,0002%

Where the money comes from

  • Property taxes 44%
  • From the state 33%
  • Fees & charges 12%
  • From the federal government 9%
  • Interest, fines & other 2%
  • From other local governments 1%
  • Other taxes & licenses <1%
Town workforce · Census estimate

Who works for Texas

Full-time staff
2
38 part-time too
Average full-time pay
$63,500
a year, before benefits
Fire
0 full-time22 part
Courts, inspections & corrections
0 full-time10 part
Administration & buildings
0 full-time6 part
Roads & transportation
2 full-time

Staff on the town's payroll in March 2022. Pay is March payroll times twelve, so it's approximate. Texas didn't report its staffing to the Census Bureau, so these are the Bureau's estimates.

Schools · school year 2023–24

Wausau School District

Texas's K–12 school district, shared with Hewitt, Maine, Rib Mountain, Berlin, Wausau and Wausau. It is its own government, with a budget separate from the town's.

Spending per pupil
$15,367
Wisconsin: $16,459
Students
7,783
in the whole district
Long-term debt
$102.2 million
at year end

Where the district's money comes from Wisconsin districts overall: 39% local, 50% state, 11% federal

  • Local 31%
  • State 59%
  • Federal 9%

Of the $15,367 per pupil, $9,206 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.

Property tax

What homeowners in Texas pay

Typical tax bill
$2,992
a year · Wisconsin typical $3,792
Effective rate
1.29%
of home value · Wisconsin 1.42%
Typical home value
$231,100
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. In a town this small the survey estimate has a wide margin.

Local

Contact Texas's government

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Beyond town hall

Who represents Texas

Texas is represented in Congress by Senators Ron Johnson and Tammy Baldwin and Representative Thomas P. Tiffany. Tony Evers is governor.

All of Texas'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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