Cross Timber spent less per resident in 2022 than 100% of similar cities
Cross Timber’s town government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $3 per resident.
What stands out about how Cross Timber is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
$3 per resident in 2022: less than 100% of them
Cross Timber’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($3 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 $185–$752. Cross Timber spent less than 100% 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; Cross Timber itself left out).
About $3 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 100%.
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No trend yet
Cross Timber reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
Who’s in charge in Cross Timber
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Joshua Independent School District
Cross Timber’s K–12 school district, shared with Joshua, Burleson. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,172 per pupil, $7,015 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.
Burleson Independent School District · $11,085 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Cross Timber’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cross Timber alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Johnson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican75.1%60,752 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat23.8%19,247 votesOthers: 1.2% (931 votes).
Most votes in Johnson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Cross Timber lies in Johnson County. Every 2024 race in Johnson County is on the county’s page.
Johnson 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 Cross Timber.
- 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.
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Questions about Cross Timber’s government
How much does Cross Timber spend per resident?
About $3 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $3 was less than 100% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
Who runs Cross Timber’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Cross Timber yet.
How did Cross Timber vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Cross Timber alone. Johnson County, where 100% of Cross Timber lies, voted Trump 75.1%, Harris 23.8% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Cross Timber in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Phil King) and State House District 58 (Helen Kerwin). The House district also covers 14 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; 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 →