How is Brazos Country run?
Brazos Country’s city government spent $135,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $286 per resident. Water and other utilities ($152,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Brazos Country is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $286 per resident a year, or $0.78 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 47%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
$286 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Brazos Country’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($286 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $433, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Brazos Country spent less than 64% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Brazos Country itself left out).
No trend yet
Brazos Country reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $6,728 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.32% 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 Brazos Country’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 Brazos Country’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Brazos Country →
Who’s in charge in Brazos Country
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brazos Country’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofbrazoscountry.net ↗.
Sealy Independent School District
Brazos Country’s K–12 school district, shared with San Felipe, Sealy, South Frydek. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,963 per pupil, $6,414 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.
Brazos Country’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brazos Country alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Austin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.8%12,457 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%2,816 votesOthers: 0.9% (142 votes).
Most votes in Austin County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Brazos Country lies in Austin County. Every 2024 race in Austin County is on the county’s page.
Austin 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 Brazos Country.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofbrazoscountry.net ↗
- 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 Brazos Country’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brazos Country’s government
How much does Brazos Country spend per resident?
About $286 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $286 was less than 64% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Brazos Country?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $6,728 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.32% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofbrazoscountry.net.
Who runs Brazos Country’s government?
See cityofbrazoscountry.net for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brazos Country yet.
How did Brazos Country vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brazos Country alone. Austin County, where 100% of Brazos Country lies, voted Trump 80.8%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Brazos Country in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 85 (Stan Kitzman). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Brazos Country’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 →