State overview
Texas
Government bodies
739
Counties, cities, schools, utilities, transit, ports
Approval items
18,261
Votes, budgets, contracts, grants, bonds
Stated approval dollars
$69.66B
Stated figures, not clean spend totals
State awards
1,272
ESBD contract awards
Coverage by body type
| Body type | Bodies | Approvals |
|---|---|---|
| County | 254 | 8,863 |
| City | 236 | 5,375 |
| School board | 200 | 3,346 |
| Utility / water | 18 | 375 |
| Transit | 10 | 216 |
| Port | 7 | 40 |
| State authority | 11 | 34 |
| Special district | 3 | 12 |
Most active bodies
All bodies →County
Harris County Commissioners Court
735 approvals · $1.88B stated
County
Burnet County Commissioners Court
323 approvals · $12.64M stated
City
City of Dallas City Council
281 approvals · $7.31B stated
County
Lubbock County Commissioners Court
275 approvals
County
Bexar County Commissioners Court
253 approvals · $123.93M stated
County
Val Verde County Commissioners Court
251 approvals · $21.14M stated
City
City of Austin City Council
242 approvals · $6.02B stated
County
El Paso County Commissioners Court
241 approvals · $2.21B stated
County
Hays County Commissioners Court
241 approvals · $44.08M stated
County
Galveston County Commissioners Court
237 approvals
County
Chambers County Commissioners Court
229 approvals · $26.28M stated
County
Midland County Commissioners Court
226 approvals · $308.7K stated
Legislature appropriations
Enrolled SB 1, 89th Legislature — biennial all-funds appropriations · stated figures
| Article | Agency | Appropriation | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Article II - Health and Human Services | Health and Human Services Commission | $192.41B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article III - Agencies of Education | Texas Education Agency | $166.70B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article VII - Business and Economic Development | Department of Transportation | $79.85B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article V - Public Safety and Criminal Justice | Department of Criminal Justice | $19.51B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article IX - General Provisions | Contingency for Public Education Funding | $16.51B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article III - Agencies of Education | Teacher Retirement System | $16.24B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article VII - Business and Economic Development | Texas Workforce Commission | $12.14B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article VIII - Regulatory | Public Utility Commission of Texas | $10.15B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article II - Health and Human Services | Department of Family and Protective Services | $9.83B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |
| Article I - General Government | Fiscal Programs - Comptroller of Public Accounts | $8.70B | capitol.texas.gov/tlodocs/89R/billtext/pdf/SB… ↗ |