How is Goree run?
Who represents Goree, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Goree voted.
What stands out about how Goree is run
Read from the city’s official records.
Munday Consolidated Independent School District
Goree’s K–12 school district, shared with Munday. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,131 per pupil, $9,533 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.
The typical homeowner pays $729 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county.
Typical yearly bill next door and statewide
The Housing page’s calculator splits a monthly payment into loan, tax and insurance at Goree’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 Goree’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Goree →
Who’s in charge in Goree
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Goree’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Goree alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Knox County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican84.0%1,156 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat15.6%214 votesOthers: 0.4% (6 votes).
Most votes in Knox County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Goree lies in Knox County. Every 2024 race in Knox County is on the county’s page.
Knox 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 Goree.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Goree’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Goree’s government
Who runs Goree’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Goree yet.
How did Goree vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Goree alone. Knox County, where 100% of Goree lies, voted Trump 84.0%, Harris 15.6% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Goree in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 69 (James Frank). The House district also covers 39 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Goree’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; 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 →