How is Tye run?
Tye’s city government spent $994,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $741 per resident. These are Census Bureau estimates: Tye didn’t report its figures, so this page shows them without comparisons.
What stands out about how Tye is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
About $741 per resident a year, or $2.03 a day
Day-to-day services only (a Census Bureau estimate). The biggest line: police, at 35%.
Thank you for being a neighbor
Tye 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 Tye yet
Every year of Tye’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 →full-time in March 2025, down from 24 in 2022.
The typical homeowner pays $665 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.06% 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 Tye’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 Tye’s Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Tye →
Who’s in charge in Tye
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
Tye’s meeting calendar isn’t in our feed yet. The city posts agendas and minutes on cityoftye.org ↗.
One full-time city employee for every 103 residents
On the payroll in March 2025, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,341).
By department full-time, plus part-time, March 2025
The Census reports one month’s payroll (March); yearly figures are that month × 12, an estimate. Part-timers count half in the bar lengths.
Merkel Independent School District
Tye’s K–12 school district, shared with Merkel. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $12,264 per pupil, $7,513 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.
Tye’s votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tye alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Taylor County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican74.3%41,198 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat24.6%13,624 votesOthers: 1.1% (595 votes).
Most votes in Taylor County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Tye lies in Taylor County. Every 2024 race in Taylor County is on the county’s page.
Taylor 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 Tye.
- 1Your cityMayor & councilOfficials: cityoftye.org ↗
- 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 Tye compares with the towns next door
Tye’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 |
|---|---|---|
| Abilene | estimate | $2,699 |
| Tye | estimate | $665 |
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 Tye’s government
The official site has phone numbers, hours and forms. Neighbors add the rest to the Handbook.
Questions about Tye’s government
How much does Tye spend per resident?
About $741 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, a Census Bureau estimate (Tye didn’t report its figures). With building projects and interest, the whole budget was about $2.1 million.
What is the property tax rate in Tye?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $665 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.06% of the typical home’s value, vs 1.49% across Texas. For the official rate per $1,000 of assessed value, see cityoftye.org.
Who runs Tye’s government?
See cityoftye.org for current officials. We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Tye yet.
How did Tye vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Tye alone. Taylor County, where 100% of Tye lies, voted Trump 74.3%, Harris 24.6% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Tye?
13 full-time and 0 part-time employees in March 2025, with a March payroll of $58,601 (about $703,212 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Tye in the state legislature?
State Senate District 28 (Charles Perry) and State House District 71 (Stan Lambert). The House district also covers 19 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Tye’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 Tye, 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 →