Church of the Guardian Angel · Photo: Larry D. Moore · CC BY 4.0How is Wallis run?
Wallis’ city government spent $602,000 on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, about $454 per resident. Water and other utilities ($29,000) are counted separately.
What stands out about how Wallis is run
Read from the city’s budget and official records.
Brazos Independent School District
Wallis’ K–12 school district, shared with Orchard. It’s its own government, with a budget separate from the town’s.
Of the $13,702 per pupil, $7,861 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 $454 per resident a year, or $1.24 a day
Day-to-day services only. The biggest line: police, at 67%.
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$454 per resident in 2022, close to the middle of similar cities
Wallis’ day-to-day spending in 2022 ($454 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 $428, and the middle half spent $184–$752. Wallis spent more than 51% of them.
Includes sewer and trash ($29,000), as the Census Bureau counts 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; Wallis itself left out).
No trend yet
Wallis reported only 2022 to the Census Bureau, so there is no trend yet.
The typical homeowner pays $2,553 a year
Every local property tax on the home: town, schools and county. About 1.62% 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 Wallis’ 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 Wallis’ Cost of living grade. Cost of living in Wallis →
Who’s in charge in Wallis
Names change after every election, so we link to the source that keeps them current.
One full-time city employee for every 102 residents
On the payroll in March 2022, from the Census Bureau’s Annual Survey of Public Employment & Payroll. Residents: the Census population in the 2022 finance file (1,325).
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.
Wallis’ votes are counted by county
Texas reports official results by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wallis alone, and we don’t estimate them. These are Austin County’s results.
Donald J TrumpRepublican80.8%12,457 votes
Kamala D HarrisDemocrat18.3%2,816 votesOthers: 0.9% (142 votes).
Most votes in Austin County: Donald J Trump
Texas: Trump 56.1%, Harris 42.5%
100% of Wallis lies in Austin County. Every 2024 race in Austin County is on the county’s page.
Austin 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 Wallis.
- 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 Wallis’ government
Neighbors add phone numbers and hours to the Handbook.
Questions about Wallis’ government
How much does Wallis spend per resident?
About $454 per resident on day-to-day services in the year to September 30, 2022, as reported to the Census Bureau. In 2022, the last full count, its $454 was more than 51% of 346 Texas cities of under 2,500 that don’t run their own schools.
What is the property tax rate in Wallis?
Homeowners report a typical bill of $2,553 a year (Census ACS, 2020–24), about 1.62% 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 Wallis’ government?
We name an official only when a public source lists a current term, and none does for Wallis yet.
How did Wallis vote in 2024?
Texas counts votes by county and precinct, not by city, so there are no official results for Wallis alone. Austin County, where 100% of Wallis lies, voted Trump 80.8%, Harris 18.3% for president; its page has every race.
How many people work for Wallis?
13 full-time and 2 part-time employees in March 2022, with a March payroll of $66,745 (about $800,940 a year if every month were the same), as reported to the Census Bureau.
Who represents Wallis in the state legislature?
State Senate District 18 (Lois Kolkhorst) and State House District 85 (Stan Kitzman). The House district also covers 29 other towns. Listed by Open States; districts from the Census Bureau.
Ask neighbors about Wallis’ government
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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 →