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Texas: state government and every county

The state's own money — what it collects and what it spends on — its official offices, how to vote, and a page for each of its 254 counties. Every number from official public records, with sources.

31,290,831 people (2024 Census estimate, +7.0% since 2020) · 254 counties

The state's money — Texas state government, fiscal 2023

The state government took in $213.5 billion and spent $196.9 billion · $6,291 per resident. It owed $65.9 billion in debt at year's end.

Of every $100 it spends

Education$38.03 · $74.8 billion
Public welfare$33.04 · $65 billion
Highways$7.21 · $14.2 billion
Hospitals$6.27 · $12.3 billion
Other and unallocable$5.14 · $10.1 billion
Governmental administration$3.04 · $6 billion
Correction$2.29 · $4.5 billion
Health$2.28 · $4.5 billion
Police protection$0.91 · $1.8 billion
Interest on general debt$0.87 · $1.7 billion
Natural resources$0.69 · $1.4 billion
Parks and recreation$0.24 · $468 million

✓ These 12 functions add to the state's general expenditure, $196.8 billion, exactly. “Public welfare” is mostly Medicaid. Money the state passes to counties, cities and school districts is counted in the function it pays for.

Where its money comes from

Taxes$86.8 billion
General sales tax$53.7 billion
Selective sales taxes (fuel, tobacco, alcohol and others)$19.7 billion
Other taxes (severance, transfer and others)$9.5 billion
License taxes (vehicles, businesses, hunting and others)$3.9 billion
From other governments (mostly federal aid)$82.2 billion
Charges and fees (tuition, tolls, hospital charges)$22.6 billion
Other general revenue (interest, rents, settlements)$22 billion
Pension and insurance trust earnings and contributions$21.3 billion

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of State Government Finances (State Totals), last revised Sept. 16, 2025. These are the state government's own books — counties, cities and school districts are separate.

State government — official sites

Official state website: texas.gov
Governor: Greg Abbott

Source: USA.gov state government directory.

Voting

General election: Tuesday, November 3, 2026. Last day to register to vote: 2026-10-05. Early voting: 2026-10-19 to 2026-10-30. Mail ballot application must be received: 2026-10-23. Election Day: 2026-11-03.

Source: Texas Secretary of State, Sept. 28, 2026 · VoteTexas.gov — early voting · VoteTexas.gov

Full County Commons sites in Texas

Bastrop County · Loving County · Smith County · Travis County — the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, offices and elections.

Every county in Texas — 254; ★ has a full site

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