County brief: Galveston County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing total principal outstanding for water districts, fiscal year 2025.
Galveston County's 36 water districts owed $704.7 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 15th of 109 counties and 6th of 26.
- Total principal outstanding
- $704,697,000
- Rank
- 15th of 109
- Rank in its size band
- 6th of 26(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $704,697,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 367,407
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $0
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Districts | 36 | $704,697,000 | 100.0% | |
| Total | 36 | $704,697,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 36 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Galveston County MUD 56 | Water Districts | $89,995,000 | $11,060 |
| Galveston County MUD 45 | Water Districts | $48,880,000 | $15,114 |
| Gulf Coast WA | Water Districts | $45,345,000 | $410 |
| Westwood Management District | Water Districts | $42,475,000 | $11,427 |
| Galveston County WCID 01 | Water Districts | $41,200,000 | $1,504 |
| San Leon MUD | Water Districts | $32,825,000 | $2,824 |
| Galveston County MUD 46 | Water Districts | $30,740,000 | $6,808 |
| Bay Colony West MUD | Water Districts | $28,440,000 | $5,784 |
| Galveston County MUD 59 | Water Districts | $28,250,000 | $15,565 |
| Galveston County MUD 44 | Water Districts | $27,415,000 | $11,832 |
| Bacliff MUD | Water Districts | $25,820,000 | $2,289 |
| Galveston County MUD 43 | Water Districts | $23,990,000 | $4,119 |
| Galveston County WCID 12 | Water Districts | $22,245,000 | $16,441 |
| Galveston County MUD 31 | Water Districts | $21,500,000 | $11,951 |
| Galveston County MUD 54 | Water Districts | $19,770,000 | $34,383 |
| Galveston County MUD 68 | Water Districts | $18,520,000 | $7,600 |
| South Shore Harbour MUD 7 | Water Districts | $17,555,000 | $3,550 |
| Galveston County MUD 32 | Water Districts | $17,020,000 | $6,899 |
18 more issuers: see https://txbrb.munipro.com/data/explore/county/galveston/?type=wd#issuers
How these figures are made. BRB lists every county an issuer serves and gives no shares, so an issuer's debt counts in its home county, the first county listed for it, and each dollar counts once statewide. Of Galveston County's $704,697,000, $0 is owed by 0 issuers that list other counties too; 0 issuers that list Galveston County count in another. Total principal outstanding: principal outstanding at the fiscal year end, summed over the local governments attributed to the county. "Not reported" is never shown as zero.
Source: Texas Bond Review Board open data on data.texas.gov: Local Issuance Fee By Year (updated by the publisher 10/6/2026); Debt Outstanding By Issuance Local By Year (updated by the publisher 9/9/2026). Loaded here 10/9/2026. Computed here from BRB's tables. Texas fiscal years run September 1 to August 31. Issuer names are shown as published, without source footnote letters. Figures are as reported to the agency and have not been independently verified.
