Photo: Patriarca12 · CC BY 4.0How is Alpine run?
Who represents Alpine, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Alpine voted.
What stands out about how Alpine is run
Read from the city’s official records.
The typical homeowner pays $2,573 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.17% of the home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Alpine’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.
Tax bills are one input to Alpine’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Alpine →
Who’s in charge in Alpine
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Alpine’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofalpine.com ↗.
Alpine Independent School District
Alpine’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,131 per pupil, $8,682 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.
Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Alpine’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Alpine alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Brewster County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican55.6%2,545 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat43.0%1,969 votesOthers: 1.4% (64 votes).
Most votes in Brewster County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Alpine lies in Brewster County. Every 2024 race in Brewster County is on the county’s page.
Brewster 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 Alpine.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofalpine.com ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in CongressTexas’s 23rd District
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Alpine’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Alpine’s government
What is the property tax rate in Alpine?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,573 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.17% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofalpine.com.
Who runs Alpine’s government?
See cityofalpine.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Alpine yet.
How did Alpine vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Alpine alone. Brewster County, where 100% of Alpine lies, voted Trump 55.6%, Harris 43.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Alpine in the state legislature?
State Senate District 29 (César Blanco) and State House District 74 (Eddie Morales). The House district also covers 12 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Alpine’s government
Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.
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; 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 →