Traweek House · Photo: Renelibrary · CC BY-SA 4.0How is Matador run?
Matador’s town government spent $3.5 million on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, about $5,742 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Matador didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Matador is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
Motley County Independent School District
Matador’s K–12 school district, shared with Roaring Springs. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $22,388 per pupil, $11,838 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.
About $5,742 per resident a year, or $15.73 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: courts, inspections & corrections, at 57%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Matador 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 Matador yet
Every year of Matador’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 $1,466 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.67% 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 Matador’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 Matador’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Matador →
Who’s in charge in Matador
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time town employee for every 121 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 (605).
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.
Matador’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Matador alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Motley County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican94.2%612 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat5.4%35 votesOthers: 0.5% (3 votes).
Most votes in Motley County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Matador lies in Motley County. Every 2024 race in Motley County is on the county’s page.
Motley 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 Matador.
- 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.
Reach Matador’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Matador’s government
How much does Matador spend per resident?
About $5,742 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to March 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Matador didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $3.9 million.
What is the property tax rate in Matador?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,466 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.67% 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 Matador’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Matador yet.
How did Matador vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Matador alone. Motley County, where 100% of Matador lies, voted Trump 94.2%, Harris 5.4% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Matador?
5 full-time and 7 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $18,415 (about $220,980 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Matador in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 69 (James Frank). The House district also covers 39 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Matador’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 Matador, 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 →