Photo: Montewalker1 · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Howe run?
Howe’s town government spent $2.1 million on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $622 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Howe didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Howe is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $622 per resident a year, or $1.70 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 43%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Howe 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 Howe yet
Every year of Howe’s figures is a Census Bureau estimate: the town 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 $2,129 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.06% 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 Howe’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.
Tax bills are one input to Howe’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Howe →
Who’s in charge in Howe
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 188 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 (3,390).
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.
Howe Independent School District
Howe’s K–12 school district, shared with Dorchester. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,310 per pupil, $7,542 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.
Van Alstyne Independent School District · $10,442 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Howe’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Howe alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Grayson County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican76.6%50,556 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat22.4%14,800 votesOthers: 1.0% (685 votes).
Most votes in Grayson County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Howe lies in Grayson County. Every 2024 race in Grayson County is on the county’s page.
Grayson 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 Howe.
- 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.
How Howe compares with the towns next door
Howe’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 1 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures, from $1,179 per resident. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Sherman | $1,179 | $3,346 |
| Howe | estimate | $2,129 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Howe’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Howe’s government
How much does Howe spend per resident?
About $622 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Howe didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.2 million.
What is the property tax rate in Howe?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,129 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.06% 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 Howe’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Howe yet.
How did Howe vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Howe alone. Grayson County, where 100% of Howe lies, voted Trump 76.6%, Harris 22.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Howe?
18 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $80,213 (about $962,556 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Howe in the state legislature?
State Senate District 30 (Brent Hagenbuch) and State House District 62 (Shelley Luther). The House district also covers 31 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Howe’s government
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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 (for Howe, 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 →