How is Broaddus run?
Broaddus’ town government spent $125,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, about $672 per resident. Water and other utilities ($11,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Broaddus is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $568 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.64% 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 Broaddus’ 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 Broaddus’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Broaddus →
About $672 per resident a year, or $1.84 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 3%.
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No comparison or trend for Broaddus yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Broaddus has no 2022 figures in the Census files. It reported 2023 only, so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →Who’s in charge in Broaddus
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 186 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2023 finance file (186).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2022
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Broaddus Independent School District
Broaddus’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,744 per pupil, $7,790 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.
Broaddus’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Broaddus alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are San Augustine County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican77.8%2,917 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat21.6%809 votesOthers: 0.6% (21 votes).
Most votes in San Augustine County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Broaddus lies in San Augustine County. Every 2024 race in San Augustine County is on the county’s page.
San Augustine 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 Broaddus.
- 1Your townTown governmentLocal 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 Broaddus’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Broaddus’ government
How much does Broaddus spend per resident?
About $672 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2023, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Broaddus?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $568 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.64% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the town’s assessor.
Who runs Broaddus’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Broaddus yet.
How did Broaddus vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Broaddus alone. San Augustine County, where 100% of Broaddus lies, voted Trump 77.8%, Harris 21.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Broaddus?
1 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $4,513 (about $54,156 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Broaddus in the state legislature?
State Senate District 3 (Robert Nichols) and State House District 9 (Trent Ashby). The House district also covers 23 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Broaddus’ 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; 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 →