How is Novice run?
Novice’s city government spent $5,000 on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, about $40 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Novice didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Novice is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Coleman Independent School District
Novice’s K–12 school district, shared with Coleman. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $14,181 per pupil, $7,873 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 $40 per resident a year, or $0.11 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: administration & buildings, at 80%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Revenue is well above spending. That usually means Novice collects property taxes for the school district and county and passes them on, so only its own spending is counted.
Novice 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 Novice yet
Every year of Novice’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 →The typical homeowner pays $850 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.87% 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 Novice’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 Novice’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Novice →
Who’s in charge in Novice
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Novice’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Novice alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Coleman County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican89.1%3,712 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat10.3%428 votesOthers: 0.6% (24 votes).
Most votes in Coleman County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Novice lies in Coleman County. Every 2024 race in Coleman County is on the county’s page.
Coleman 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 Novice.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilLocal 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 Novice’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Novice’s government
How much does Novice spend per resident?
About $40 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to October 31, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Novice didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $5,000.
What is the property tax rate in Novice?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $850 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.87% 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 Novice’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Novice yet.
How did Novice vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Novice alone. Coleman County, where 100% of Novice lies, voted Trump 89.1%, Harris 10.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Novice?
0 full-time and 1 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $150 (about $1,800 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Novice in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 72 (Drew Darby). The House district also covers 17 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Novice’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 Novice, 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 →