How is Austwell run?
Austwell’s city government spent $551,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $3,826 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Austwell didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Austwell is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $3,826 per resident a year, or $10.48 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 60%.
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Austwell 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 Austwell yet
Every year of Austwell’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the city 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 $556 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.56% 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 Austwell’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 Austwell’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Austwell →
Who’s in charge in Austwell
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Austwell-Tivoli Independent School District
Austwell’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $24,540 per pupil, $12,727 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.
Austwell’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Austwell alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Refugio County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican69.4%2,134 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat29.9%919 votesOthers: 0.7% (22 votes).
Most votes in Refugio County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Austwell lies in Refugio County. Every 2024 race in Refugio County is on the county’s page.
Refugio 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 Austwell.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senator
- 4GovernorStatewide
- 5U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
- 6U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas
Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.
Reach Austwell’s government
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Questions about Austwell’s government
How much does Austwell spend per resident?
About $3,826 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Austwell didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $1.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Austwell?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $556 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.56% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Austwell’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Austwell yet.
How did Austwell vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Austwell alone. Refugio County, where 100% of Austwell lies, voted Trump 69.4%, Harris 29.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Austwell?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $750 (about $9,000 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Austwell in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 43 (J.M. Lozano). The House district also covers 25 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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 Austwell, 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 →