Photo: Billy Hathorn · CC BY-SA 3.0How is Springlake run?
Springlake’s town government spent $43,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $422 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Springlake didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Springlake is run
Read from the town’s budget and official records.
About $422 per resident a year, or $1.16 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: sewer & trash, at 51%.
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Springlake 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 Springlake yet
Every year of Springlake’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 $527 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 2.27% 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 Springlake’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 Springlake’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Springlake →
Who’s in charge in Springlake
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Springlake-Earth Independent School District
Springlake’s K–12 school district, shared with Earth. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $18,940 per pupil, $10,623 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.
Springlake’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Springlake alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Lamb County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican81.9%3,398 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat17.6%729 votesOthers: 0.6% (24 votes).
Most votes in Lamb County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Springlake lies in Lamb County. Every 2024 race in Lamb County is on the county’s page.
Lamb 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 Springlake.
- 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 Springlake’s government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Springlake’s government
How much does Springlake spend per resident?
About $422 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Springlake didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $71,000.
What is the property tax rate in Springlake?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $527 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 2.27% 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 Springlake’s government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Springlake yet.
How did Springlake vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by town, so there are no official results for Springlake alone. Lamb County, where 100% of Springlake lies, voted Trump 81.9%, Harris 17.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Springlake?
0 full-time and 3 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $6,202 (about $74,424 a year if every month were the same); Census Bureau estimates.
Who represents Springlake in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 88 (Ken King). The House district also covers 50 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 Springlake, 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 →