Hooks spent less per resident in 2022 than 73% of similar cities
Hooks’ city government spent $1.8 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $648 per resident. Water and other utilities ($532,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Hooks is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$648 per resident in 2022: less than 73% of them
Hooks’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($648 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $898, and the middle half spent $630–$1,292. Hooks spent less than 73% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($684,000), as the Census Bureau counts them. Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Hooks itself left out).
About $648 per resident a year, or $1.78 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 39%.
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No trend yet
Hooks reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $1,725 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.47% 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 Hooks’ 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 Hooks’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Hooks →
Who’s in charge in Hooks
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Hooks’ meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityofhooks.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 246 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (2,709).
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.
Hooks Independent School District
Hooks’ K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,264 per pupil, $7,696 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.
Hooks’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hooks alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Bowie County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican73.9%27,122 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat25.3%9,282 votesOthers: 0.8% (307 votes).
Most votes in Bowie County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Hooks lies in Bowie County. Every 2024 race in Bowie County is on the county’s page.
Bowie 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 Hooks.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityofhooks.org ↗
- 2Texas HouseState representativesDistrict 1
- 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 Hooks’ government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Hooks’ government
How much does Hooks spend per resident?
About $648 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 $648 was less than 73% of 175 Texas cities of 2,500–9,999 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Hooks?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,725 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.47% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityofhooks.org.
Who runs Hooks’ government?
See cityofhooks.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Hooks yet.
How did Hooks vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Hooks alone. Bowie County, where 100% of Hooks lies, voted Trump 73.9%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Hooks?
11 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $40,489 (about $485,868 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Hooks in the state legislature?
State Senate District 1 (Bryan Hughes) and State House District 1. The House district also covers 34 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 →