Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0Point Blank spent less per resident in 2022 than 70% of similar cities
Point Blank’s city government spent $164,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, about $244 per resident.
What stands out about how Point Blank is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
$233 per resident in 2022: less than 70% of them
Point Blank’s day-to-day spending in 2022 ($233 per resident, hospital and utilities left out) against 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools: the median was $433, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Point Blank spent less than 70% of them.
Later years come from a Census sample, so the comparison stays on 2022. How Town Hall compares budgets →
Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools, 2022 Census of Governments (every government counted that year; Point Blank itself left out).
About $244 per resident a year, or $0.67 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: roads & transportation, at 82%.
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Day-to-day spending is down 7% since 2022
Day-to-day services, in dollars, in the years Point Blank reported to the Census Bureau. Prices rose too: about 4% a year in 2022–2024.
Day-to-day spending by fiscal year
Per resident: 2022: $233 · 2024: $244. Per resident it went from $233 to $244 (up 5%), partly because the Census population behind it changed from 759 to 673.
Building projects, interest and enterprises (hospital, utilities) are left out, so a big construction year doesn’t read as growth.
The typical homeowner pays $1,972 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.03% 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 Point Blank’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 Point Blank’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Point Blank →
Who’s in charge in Point Blank
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Coldspring-Oakhurst Consolidated Independent School District
Point Blank’s K–12 school district, shared with Coldspring. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,958 per pupil, $7,095 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.
Point Blank’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Point Blank alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are San Jacinto County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican82.3%10,524 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.0%2,175 votesOthers: 0.7% (90 votes).
Most votes in San Jacinto County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Point Blank lies in San Jacinto County. Every 2024 race in San Jacinto County is on the county’s page.
San Jacinto 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 Point Blank.
- 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.
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Questions about Point Blank’s government
How much does Point Blank spend per resident?
About $244 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2024, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $233 was less than 70% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Point Blank?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,972 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.03% 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 Point Blank’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Point Blank yet.
How did Point Blank vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Point Blank alone. San Jacinto County, where 100% of Point Blank lies, voted Trump 82.3%, Harris 17.0% for president; its page has every race.
Who represents Point Blank in the state legislature?
State Senate District 5 (Charles Schwertner) and State House District 18 (Janis Holt). The House district also covers 24 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
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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; 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 →