Shadow Government Scorecard
Kingwood, TX · Lake Houston
Kingwood · Lake Houston Area

How many governments tax your rooftop?

You think the City of Houston runs Kingwood. In reality, your home sits inside a stack of governments — water districts, a college, a county, a school district — and some of them carry millions in debt that a few dozen neighbors quietly voted to approve in your name.

Find your stack

Pick your Kingwood village — or browse the districts directly — to see who governs, taxes, and borrows against your home.

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How we know this

Every figure here is pulled from a primary public record and linked. Where a district hasn't disclosed a number, we say so — we don't fill the gap with a guess.

Data as of —

Outstanding debt

Bonded debt each district owes, from the state's own bond watchdog.

Texas Bond Review Board ↗

Tax rates

Adopted M&O and debt-service rates per $100 of value.

Harris County Tax Office ↗

Homes & connections

Parcel and connection counts used to compute debt per home.

Harris Central Appraisal District ↗

Election turnout

Ballots cast and bonds authorized in district elections.

Harris County Clerk ↗

Which district am I in?

Official statewide water-district address lookup.

TCEQ Water District Viewer ↗

The seven county-wide units reflect a Kingwood home inside the City of Houston (annexed in 1996). Homes in unincorporated Atascocita-area sections — such as parts of MUD 109 — pay a Harris County Emergency Services District for fire/EMS instead of the city. Confirm your exact units on the TCEQ Water District Viewer.

The good news: these governments are the easiest to change

  • 01MUD and district board elections are held in May of odd years and often draw fewer than 100 voters. Your single vote is worth more here than almost anywhere on the ballot.
  • 02District board meetings are open to the public and post agendas in advance. Every bond, tax rate, and contract is voted on there.
  • 03Look your address up on the TCEQ Water District Viewer to confirm exactly which districts sit on your lot — then find their next meeting.