County brief: Hays County
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Debt explorer, Data Center. Showing total principal outstanding for water districts, fiscal year 2025.
Hays County's 18 water districts owed $548.4 million in principal outstanding at the end of fiscal year 2025, 16th of 109 counties and 7th of 26. Of that, $24.0 million is owed by 1 issuer that also serves other counties.
- Total principal outstanding
- $548,377,000
- Rank
- 16th of 109
- Rank in its size band
- 7th of 26(100,000 to 499,999)
- Total principal outstanding
- $548,377,000
- Population (county government's row)
- 292,029
- Of which multi-county issuers
- $24,000,000
Debt by government type
| Type | Issuers | Principal outstanding | Share | Share, as a bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Water Districts | 18 | $548,377,000 | 100.0% | |
| Total | 18 | $548,377,000 | 100.0% |
Over the years
Largest of the 18 governments
| Issuer | Type | Principal outstanding | Per resident |
|---|---|---|---|
| Headwaters MUD | Water Districts | $88,120,000 | $31,427 |
| Sunfield MUD 04 | Water Districts | $82,905,000 | $6,143 |
| Crystal Clear SUD | Water Districts | $42,452,000 | $119 |
| Springhollow MUD | Water Districts | $41,445,000 | $37,004 |
| North Hays County MUD 1 | Water Districts | $40,000,000 | $6,321 |
| Crosswinds MUD | Water Districts | $33,740,000 | $11,326 |
| South Buda WCID 1 | Water Districts | $31,925,000 | $7,877 |
| Hays County WCID 2 | Water Districts | $31,455,000 | $8,368 |
| Reunion Ranch WCID | Water Districts | $25,120,000 | $16,882 |
| County Line SUD | Water Districts | $24,000,000 | $79 |
| Hays County MUD 5 | Water Districts | $21,040,000 | $6,606 |
| Anthem MUD | Water Districts | $15,935,000 | $30,352 |
| Hays County MUD 4 | Water Districts | $15,355,000 | $12,015 |
| Hays County WCID 1 | Water Districts | $14,715,000 | $4,320 |
| East Hays County MUD 1 | Water Districts | $13,620,000 | $11,792 |
| North Hays County MUD 2 | Water Districts | $12,175,000 | Not reported |
| Driftwood CD | Water Districts | $8,245,000 | $168,265 |
| Greenhawe WCID 2 | Water Districts | $6,130,000 | $2,623 |
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 Hays County's $548,377,000, $24,000,000 is owed by 1 issuer that lists other counties too; 0 issuers that list Hays 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.