How is El Cenizo run?
El Cenizo’s city government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $1,124 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: El Cenizo didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how El Cenizo is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
United Independent School District
El Cenizo’s K–12 school district, shared with Rio Bravo, Laredo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,334 per pupil, $6,896 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 $1,124 per resident a year, or $3.08 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
El Cenizo 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 El Cenizo yet
Every year of El Cenizo’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 →The typical homeowner pays $1,178 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.69% 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 El Cenizo’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 El Cenizo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in El Cenizo →
Who’s in charge in El Cenizo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
El Cenizo’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofelcenizo.com ↗.
El Cenizo’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for El Cenizo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Webb County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.6%33,397 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.5%31,996 votesOthers: 0.9% (602 votes).
Most votes in Webb County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of El Cenizo lies in Webb County. Every 2024 race in Webb County is on the county’s page.
Webb 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 El Cenizo.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofelcenizo.com ↗
- 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 El Cenizo’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about El Cenizo’s government
How much does El Cenizo spend per resident?
About $1,124 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (El Cenizo didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in El Cenizo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,178 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.69% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofelcenizo.com.
Who runs El Cenizo’s government?
See cityofelcenizo.com for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for El Cenizo yet.
How did El Cenizo vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for El Cenizo alone. Webb County, where 100% of El Cenizo lies, voted Trump 50.6%, Harris 48.5% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents El Cenizo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Judith Zaffirini) and State House District 80 (Don McLaughlin). The House district also covers 16 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about El Cenizo’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 El Cenizo, 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 →