How is Leary run?
Leary’s city government spent $1,000 on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, about $2 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Leary didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Leary is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
The typical homeowner pays $1,192 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 0.78% 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 Leary’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 Leary’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Leary →
About $2 per resident a year, or $0.01 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate).
Thank you for being a neighbor
Leary 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 Leary yet
Every year of Leary’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 →Who’s in charge in Leary
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Leary’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on learytx.org ↗.
Leary Independent School District
Leary’s elementary school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $11,158 per pupil, $6,783 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.
Red Lick Independent School District · $11,867 per pupil
School year 2023–24. Census Bureau school finance survey.
Leary’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leary 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 Leary 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 Leary.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: learytx.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 Leary’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Leary’s government
How much does Leary spend per resident?
About $2 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to June 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Leary didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.4 million.
What is the property tax rate in Leary?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,192 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 0.78% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see learytx.org.
Who runs Leary’s government?
See learytx.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Leary yet.
How did Leary vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Leary alone. Bowie County, where 100% of Leary lies, voted Trump 73.9%, Harris 25.3% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Leary 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.
Ask neighbors about Leary’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 Leary, 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 →