Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0How is Brackettville run?
Who represents Brackettville, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Brackettville voted.
What stands out about how Brackettville is run
Read from the city’s official records.
Brackett Independent School District
Brackettville’s K–12 school district, shared with Spofford. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $16,953 per pupil, $9,380 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.
The typical homeowner pays $1,138 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.36% 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 Brackettville’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 Brackettville’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brackettville →
Who’s in charge in Brackettville
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brackettville’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brackettville alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Kinney County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.7%1,062 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.3%345 votesOthers: 1.1% (15 votes).
Most votes in Kinney County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Brackettville lies in Kinney County. Every 2024 race in Kinney County is on the county’s page.
Kinney 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 Brackettville.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 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.
How Brackettville compares with the towns next door
Brackettville’s own figures are not in the Census files, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 0 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Brackettville | estimate | $1,138 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Brackettville’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Brackettville’s government
What is the property tax rate in Brackettville?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,138 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.36% 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 Brackettville’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brackettville yet.
How did Brackettville vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brackettville alone. Kinney County, where 100% of Brackettville lies, voted Trump 74.7%, Harris 24.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Brackettville in the state legislature?
State Senate District 19 (Roland Gutierrez) 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 Brackettville’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 →