Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Lipan run?
Who represents Lipan, what homeowners pay in property tax, and how Lipan voted.
What stands out about how Lipan is run
Read from the city’s official records.
The typical homeowner pays $2,786 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.05% 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 Lipan’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 Lipan’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Lipan →
Who’s in charge in Lipan
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Lipan Independent School District
Lipan’s K–12 school district. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $15,306 per pupil, $9,340 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.
Lipan’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lipan alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Hood County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.6%30,167 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat16.6%6,051 votesOthers: 0.8% (309 votes).
Most votes in Hood County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Lipan lies in Hood County. Every 2024 race in Hood County is on the county’s page.
Hood 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 Lipan.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal officials aren’t on record yet.
- 2Texas HouseState representatives
- 3Texas SenateState senatorDistrict 22
- 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 Lipan’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Lipan’s government
What is the property tax rate in Lipan?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,786 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.05% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see the city’s assessor.
Who runs Lipan’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Lipan yet.
How did Lipan vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Lipan alone. Hood County, where 100% of Lipan lies, voted Trump 82.6%, Harris 16.6% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Lipan in the state legislature?
State Senate District 22 and State House District 59 (Shelby Slawson). The House district also covers 15 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Lipan’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 →