Photo: Sxl0190 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Texola run?
Texola’s town government spent $13,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $382 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Texola didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Texola is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Erick Public Schools
Texola’s K–12 school district, shared with Erick. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,777 per pupil, $7,212 goes to the classroom (teachers, aides, supplies); the rest to buses, buildings, counselors and administration. Building projects and debt payments aren’t in the per-pupil figure.
Oklahoma districts overall: 42% local, 45% state, 14% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
About $382 per resident a year, or $1.05 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 8%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Texola didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.
No comparison or trend for Texola yet
Every year of Texola’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town reported none of its dollars for 2022. Estimates are shown above, labeled, but never ranked against places that reported or drawn as a trend.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $2,357 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.70% of the home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Texola’s rate.
Can I afford it? →The median bill homeowners report to the Census survey (bills of $10,000+ are reported as “$10,000+”). The effective rate is that bill ÷ the median home value: a rough guide, not the official tax rate. In a town this small the estimate has a wide margin.
Tax bills are one input to Texola’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Texola →
Who’s in charge in Texola
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Texola’s votes are counted by county
Oklahoma reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Texola alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Beckham County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.3%6,474 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat14.2%1,093 votesOthers: 1.4% (111 votes).
Most votes in Beckham County: Donald J Trump
Oklahoma: Trump 66.2%, Harris 31.9%
100% of Texola lies in Beckham County. Every 2024 race in Beckham County is on the county’s page.
Beckham County’s 2024 results →Official 2024 general election returns, as certified (MIT Election Data + Science Lab). Percentages are of votes for candidates; blank and spoiled ballots aren’t counted. Candidates are listed by votes, and party colors are neutral on purpose.
Portraits: Kamala D Harris: official vice-presidential portrait, Lawrence Jackson, The White House, 2021; Donald J Trump: official portrait, Shealah Craighead, The White House, 2017. All are U.S. government works in the public domain. A race shows photos only when every candidate has an official portrait; otherwise every candidate in it gets initials.
From town hall to Washington
Every level of government that speaks for Texola.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Oklahoma HouseState representatives
- 3Oklahoma SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Oklahoma
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Texola’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Texola’s government
How much does Texola spend per resident?
About $382 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Texola didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $14,000.
What is the property tax rate in Texola?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,357 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.70% of the typical home’s value, vs 0.80% across Oklahoma. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Texola’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Texola yet.
How did Texola vote in 2024?
Oklahoma counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Texola alone. Beckham County, where 100% of Texola lies, voted Trump 84.3%, Harris 14.2% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Texola?
0 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $44 (about $528 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Texola in the state legislature?
State Senate District 38 (Brent Howard) and State House District 57 (Anthony Moore). The House district also covers 14 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Texola’s government
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Budget and staff: U.S. Census Bureau, Census of Governments (2022, every government) and Annual Survey of State and Local Government Finances (2023–24, a sample) and the Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (for Texola, the Bureau’s estimates); day-to-day spending is current operations, with hospitals, utilities and airports apart. School district: Census school finance survey, 2023–24. Property tax: Census American Community Survey, 2020–24. Elections: official 2024 returns via the MIT Election Data + Science Lab; turnout uses Census citizen voting-age population (CVAP, 2020–24). Officials: Open States, names shown only with a current term (checked October 9, 2026). Districts: Census Bureau (119th Congress, 2024 state districts); legislators: Open States and congress-legislators. How Town Hall works →