How is Rio Bravo run?
Rio Bravo’s city government spent $920,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $200 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Rio Bravo didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Rio Bravo is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $200 per resident a year, or $0.55 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 41%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Rio Bravo 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 Rio Bravo yet
Every year of Rio Bravo’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 $1,221 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.58% 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 Rio Bravo’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.
Tax bills are one input to Rio Bravo’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Rio Bravo →
Who’s in charge in Rio Bravo
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 1,152 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll (a Census estimate). Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (4,608).
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.
United Independent School District
Rio Bravo’s K–12 school district, shared with El Cenizo, Laredo. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,334 per pupil, $6,896 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.
Rio Bravo’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rio Bravo alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Webb County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican50.6%33,397 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat48.5%31,996 votesOthers: 0.9% (602 votes).
Most votes in Webb County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Rio Bravo lies in Webb County. Every 2024 race in Webb County is on the county’s page.
Webb 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 Rio Bravo.
- 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.
How Rio Bravo compares with the towns next door
Rio Bravo’s own figures are Census estimates, so it isn’t placed among its neighbors. 0 of the 1 towns next door reported 2022 figures. Tap a town to see its page.
| Town | Day-to-day, per resident (2022) | Tax bill |
|---|---|---|
| Laredo | estimate | $3,531 |
| Rio Bravo | estimate | $1,221 |
Day-to-day spending in 2022, the last year every government was counted, for governments that reported it; hospital and utilities left out. Tax bill: the typical homeowner’s bill (Census ACS, 2020–24).
Reach Rio Bravo’s government
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Questions about Rio Bravo’s government
How much does Rio Bravo spend per resident?
About $200 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Rio Bravo didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $961,000.
What is the property tax rate in Rio Bravo?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $1,221 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.58% 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 Rio Bravo’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Rio Bravo yet.
How did Rio Bravo vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Rio Bravo alone. Webb County, where 100% of Rio Bravo lies, voted Trump 50.6%, Harris 48.5% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Rio Bravo?
4 full-time and 20 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $55,777 (about $669,324 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Rio Bravo in the state legislature?
State Senate District 21 (Judith Zaffirini) and State House District 80 (Don McLaughlin). The House district also covers 16 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 (for Rio Bravo, 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 →