How is Dennis run?
Dennis’ town government spent $22,000 on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, about $30 per resident.
About $30 per resident a year, or $0.08 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 82%.
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No comparison or trend for Dennis yet
The fair comparison uses 2022, the last year the Census Bureau counted every government (later years are a sample), and Dennis has no 2022 figures in the Census files. It reported 2024 only (2023 is an estimate), so there is no trend yet either. The next full count is 2027.
How Town Hall compares budgets →The typical homeowner pays $8,547 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.50% 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 Dennis’ 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 Dennis’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Dennis →
Who’s in charge in Dennis
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Brock Independent School District
Dennis’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $10,902 per pupil, $6,753 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.
Dennis’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dennis alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Parker County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.7%75,168 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.4%14,872 votesOthers: 0.9% (800 votes).
Most votes in Parker County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Dennis lies in Parker County. Every 2024 race in Parker County is on the county’s page.
Parker 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 Dennis.
- 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 Dennis’ government
How much does Dennis spend per resident?
About $30 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to , 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau.
What is the property tax rate in Dennis?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $8,547 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.50% 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 Dennis’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Dennis yet.
How did Dennis vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Dennis alone. Parker County, where 100% of Dennis lies, voted Trump 82.7%, Harris 16.4% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Dennis in the state legislature?
State Senate District 10 (Phil King) and State House District 60 (Mike Olcott). The House district also covers 21 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 →