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Town Hall · Impact

How is Impact run?

Impact’s town government spent $7,000 on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, about $226 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Impact didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.

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Day-to-day spending, 2022
$7,000
year to December 31, 2022 · Census estimate
Per resident, 2022
$226
Census estimate · not compared
Long-term debt
Not reported
end of 2022 · Census estimate

What stands out about how Impact is run

Read from the town’s budget and official records.

The school district

Abilene Independent School District

Impact’s K–12 school district, shared with Abilene. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.

Schools in Impact →
$11,566
per pupil · TX $12,815
14,652
students
$190.8 million
long-term debt

Of the $11,566 per pupil, $6,380 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.

The district: schools, scores and graduation →

Where the district’s money comes from
Local 32%State 49%Federal 19%

Texas districts overall: 51% local, 36% state, 13% federal.

School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.

Your share of the 2022 budget

About $226 per resident a year, or $0.62 a day

Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).

Where the money comes from
Interest, fines & other 100%
An estimate

Impact didn’t report all of its 2022 figures to the Census Bureau, so most of these numbers are the Bureau’s estimates.

About “Other”.100% of Impact’s day-to-day spending ($7,000) is filed by the Census Bureau outside the named functions above, so the receipt can’t say what it buys.
Compared with similar places · Over the years

No comparison or trend for Impact yet

Every year of Impact’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 →
Who runs it

Who’s in charge in Impact

Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.

Check Impact’s own website for current officialsWe name an official only when a public source lists a current term. None does for Impact yet.
Elections · 2024 general election

Impact’s votes are counted by county

Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Impact alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Taylor County’s results.

President · Taylor County’s results55,417 votes · results as certified
Donald J TrumpDonald J TrumpRepublican74.3%41,198 votes
Kamala D HarrisKamala D HarrisDemocrat24.6%13,624 votes

Others: 1.1% (595 votes).

Most votes in Taylor County: Donald J Trump

Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%

The county’s page

100% of Impact lies in Taylor County. Every 2024 race in Taylor County is on the county’s page.

Taylor County’s 2024 results →
DemocratRepublicanLibertarianIndependent / other

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.

Who represents Impact

From town hall to Washington

Every level of government that speaks for Impact.

2024 results ↑
  1. 1
    Your townTown government
    Local officials aren’t on record yet.
  2. 2
    Texas HouseState representatives
  3. 3
    Texas SenateState senator
  4. 4
    GovernorStatewide
  5. 5
    U.S. HouseYour representative in Congress
  6. 6
    U.S. SenateBoth represent all of Texas

Democrat · Republican · other or independent. Tap a name for their official page.

Reach Impact’s government

Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.

The Handbook →

Questions about Impact’s government

How much does Impact spend per resident?

About $226 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to December 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Impact didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $7,000.

Who runs Impact’s government?

We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Impact yet.

How did Impact vote in 2024?

Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Impact alone. Taylor County, where 100% of Impact lies, voted Trump 74.3%, Harris 24.6% for president; its page has every race.

Who represents Impact in the state legislature?

State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 71 (Stan Lambert). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.

Ask neighbors about Impact’s government

Neighbors who’ve been to the meetings can help.

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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 Impact, 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 →