Texas · county 48191

Hall County, Texas: public records at a glance

What national public records say about Hall County — people, schools, health, drinking water, bridges, disaster risk, the jail, federal grants and how to vote — each with its source. A full County Commons site (the budget line by line, your tax bill, audits, local offices) isn't built for Hall County yet — not gathered, never hidden.

2,828 people (2024 Census estimate, +1.0% since 2020)
883 square miles of land · 3 people per square mile

How Hall County compares — against the other counties in Texas

“Highest” and “lowest” are just order, not grades: a high rank for poverty or hazard losses means more of it. Each figure's source is in its section below.

Drinking water — public water systems serving Hall County

7 active community water systems list Hall County in the area they serve, reporting 3,265 people served in all (a system that crosses county lines counts its whole population).

CITY OF MEMPHIS
groundwater · local government · TX0960002
2,290 served
RRA ESTELLINE TURKEY
buys surface water · local government · TX0960001
360 served
TURKEY MUNICIPAL WATER SYSTEM
groundwater · local government · TX0960003
317 served
BRICE LESLEY WSC
groundwater · local government · TX0960013
100 served
RRA CLUB LAKE WATER SYSTEM
buys surface water · local government · TX0960019
78 served
LAKEVIEW WSC
groundwater · local government · TX0960014
60 served
RRA NEWLIN WATER SYSTEM
buys surface water · local government · TX0960016
60 served

Source: U.S. EPA Safe Drinking Water Information System (SDWIS), active community systems, . Look up any system's violations and test results with EPA's search using its ID.

The jail — people held in the county jail

About 5 people were held in Hall County's jail, in Vera's latest figure (2026). In 2021 it was about 4.

Source: Vera Institute of Justice, Incarceration Trends (built from federal Bureau of Justice Statistics jail surveys). Counties without their own jail, or that share one, may show no figure.

Public schools — district budgets, fiscal 2023

1 school district has its office in Hall County. School taxes are usually the largest part of a property tax bill.

MEMPHIS IND SCH DIST 904432 students

Spent $9.1 million — $8.2 million to run schools, about $18,889 per student, plus $877,000 on buildings and equipment. Money in: $2.5 million local (mostly property tax), $4.9 million state, $2 million federal.

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2023 Annual Survey of School System Finances. Districts are listed by the county of their main office; some serve neighboring counties too.

Health, money and internet at home — Hall County beside Texas

Life expectancy74.2 years · Texas 76.7 years
Adults under 65 without health insurance25.1% · Texas 18.8%
Children in poverty36.8% · Texas 18.4%
Households without enough food (food insecurity)19.1% · Texas 16.4%
Households with broadband internet76.6% · Texas 90.0%
Households with severe housing problems9.7% · Texas 17.5%
Unemployment4.3% · Texas 3.9%
Median household income$40,725 · Texas $75,778

Source: County Health Rankings & Roadmaps 2025 (University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute), which gathers federal data (CDC, Census, and others); measures cover different recent years. Blank lines aren't reported for small counties.

Disaster risk — FEMA's National Risk Index

Overall risk: Very Low compared with other U.S. counties. FEMA estimates natural hazards cost Hall County about $6.7 million a year on average in buildings, crops and lives. Ability to bounce back (community resilience): Very Low; social vulnerability: Very High.

The costliest hazards here

Drought$4.4 million a year · Relatively High
Strong wind$688,683 a year · Relatively Moderate
Hail$502,327 a year · Relatively Moderate
River and inland flooding$350,175 a year · Very Low
Tornado$339,149 a year · Relatively Low

Source: FEMA National Risk Index (December 2025), expected annual loss. Ratings compare counties nationwide; they're estimates, not predictions.

Bridges — condition of every public bridge, 2025

119 bridges in Hall County: 46 in good condition, 71 fair, and 2 poor (1.7%). “Poor” means a main part — the deck, the beams, or the supports — is rated 4 or lower on the federal 0–9 scale. It doesn't mean unsafe to drive; unsafe bridges are closed.

Busiest bridges rated poor

SH 70
over MULBERRY CREEK · built 1949
506 vehicles a day
SH 70
over LITTLE RED RIVER · built 1986
101 vehicles a day

Source: Federal Highway Administration, National Bridge Inventory (2025 submission). Includes state, county and city bridges.

Federal grants — the money that came in, and what's open now

Federal grants paid for $10.5 million of work in Hall County in fiscal 2025, about $3,707 per resident — to the county, cities, schools, hospitals, nonprofits and others.

Source: USAspending.gov, grants by place of performance, fiscal 2025 (Oct. 2024 to Sept. 2025). Search it by county to see each award.

Open now: federal grants county governments can apply for

F26AS00062: Great Lakes Fish and Wildlife Restoration Act FY 2026
Fish and Wildlife Service · F26AS00062
closes 2026-10-13
OVC FY 2026 Enhanced Collaborative Model (ECM) Task Force to Combat Human Trafficking
Office for Victims of Crime · O-OVC-2026-172699
closes 2026-10-14
BJA FY 2026 Daniel Anderl Judicial Security and Privacy Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172661
closes 2026-10-15
FY26 Bureau of Land Management Youth Conservation Corps - Bureau wide
Bureau of Land Management · L26AS00064
closes 2026-10-16
FY 2027 Notice of Funding Opportunity: Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act (IIJA) FAA Contract Tower (FCT) Competitive Grant Program
Airport Improvement Program Discretionary Grants · DOT-FAA-26-0117-002
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 Service Area Competition (SAC)
Health Resources and Services Administration · HRSA-27-005
closes 2026-10-19
Fiscal Year (FY) 2027 AmeriCorps Seniors RSVP Competition
AmeriCorps · AC-08-20-2026
closes 2026-10-20
DOJ FY 2026 Assisting Neighborhoods and Governments with Enforcement of Laws (ANGEL) Grant Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172778
closes 2026-10-20
Long-term health outcomes of people living with spina bifida
Centers for Disease Control - NCBDDD · CDC-RFA-DD-26-0222
closes 2026-10-26
OJJDP FY 2026 Juvenile Drug Treatment Court Program
Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention · O-OJJDP-2026-172741
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Veterans Treatment Court Program
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172714
closes 2026-10-29
BJA FY 2026 Prosecuting Cold Cases Using DNA
Bureau of Justice Assistance · O-BJA-2026-172708
closes 2026-10-29

From Grants.gov: posted grants listing county governments as eligible, soonest deadline first; research-only and overseas programs left out; list updated 2026-10-13, refreshed weekly. 62 are open in all. Cities, towns, school districts and nonprofits have their own lists there.

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

Not here yet

The budget, property tax rates, audits, local officials and offices for Hall County come from the county's own records, which we haven't gathered — not gathered, never hidden. See what a full county site looks like, or ask to have Hall County built: brayden.ozark@gmail.com.

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Nearby counties: Childress County (22 mi) · Motley County (30 mi) · Cottle County (30 mi) · Briscoe County (36 mi) · Donley County (37 mi) · Collingsworth County (39 mi).