Photo: Nick81aku (Uploads) · Public domainHow is Brookshire run?
Brookshire’s city government spent $3.9 million on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2022, about $639 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Brookshire didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Brookshire is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Royal Independent School District
Brookshire’s K–12 school district, shared with Pattison. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,343 per pupil, $7,869 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.
About $639 per resident a year, or $1.75 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Brookshire 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 Brookshire yet
Every year of Brookshire’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 →Who’s in charge in Brookshire
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brookshire’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on brookshiretx.gov ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 156 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (6,095).
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.
Brookshire’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brookshire alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Waller County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican62.0%17,077 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat36.9%10,183 votesOthers: 1.1% (301 votes).
Most votes in Waller County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Brookshire lies in Waller County. Every 2024 race in Waller County is on the county’s page.
Waller 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 Brookshire.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: brookshiretx.gov ↗
- 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 Brookshire’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Brookshire’s government
How much does Brookshire spend per resident?
About $639 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to August 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Brookshire didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $4.1 million.
Who runs Brookshire’s government?
See brookshiretx.gov for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Brookshire yet.
How did Brookshire vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Brookshire alone. Waller County, where 100% of Brookshire lies, voted Trump 62.0%, Harris 36.9% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Brookshire?
39 full-time and 10 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $186,832 (about $2.2M a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Brookshire 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 Brookshire’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 (for Brookshire, 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 →