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Location of Rising Star
Intersection of Hwy 183 & 36 -- 30 miles north of Brownwood, TX
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58 miles east of Abilene, TX -- 110 miles west of Fort Worth, TX
Population
Rising Star: 835
Taxes
City 0.63968
County 0.56
School 1.43
Sales Tax 7.75%
Municipal Government
Rising Star a General Law Type A government with a Mayor and five
Councilmembers. Emergency personnel include a City Chief of Police, a
Volunteer Fire Department and Volunteer First
Responders, 4 fire trucks and 1 rescue unit. We have a fire insurance
rating of .48 of 50% Full Key Rate.
Educational Facilities
Public Elementary School 1
Public Junior High School 1
Public High School 1
Total Students: 240
Higher Educational Facilities
(Within 50 miles)
Cisco Junior College Cisco, TX
Howard Payne University Brownwood, TX
Recreational Social and Cultural Facilities
Public Park 1
Lakewood Swimming Pool 1
Golf Courses 2
Tennis Courts 3
Youth Center 1
Auditoriums 1
Libraries 1
Annual 4th of July Freedom Festival, Picnic, Parade, & Community
Wide Garage Sales
Octoberfest and BBQ Cookoff
Saturday night Bingo
Service Clubs and Organizations
American Legion Post 433
Chamber of Commerce & Agriculture
4-H Club
Masonic Lodge
Order of Eastern Star
Rising Star Foundation
Saturday Club
Senior Citizens
Star Pride
Other Facilities
Campgrounds at City Park, Pavilion and Restrooms
Transportation
Bus Lines / Brownwood, TX
Airlines
The nearest landing field with commercial service is Brownwood Regional
Airport.
Abilene Municipal Airport is also very convenient with American
Airlines.
Motor Freight Lines
(Certified to stop in city)
Merchants Freight
UPS
Federal Express
Highway
(US, State and Interstate serving area)
North - South US Hwy 183
East - West US Hwy 36
24 miles North to IH 20
Communication
Newspaper: The Rising Star, weekly
Radio & Television
Radio 0
Television: Brownwood Cable
Utilities
Electricity: West Texas Utilities
Gas- Water-Sewer-Waste Disposal: City of Rising Star,
Sanitation Services--Community Sanitation Services
Telephone: Valor Telcom
Religious Facilities
Bible Baptist Church
Calvary Assembly
Church of Christ
First Baptist Church
First United Methodist Church
Pioneer Baptist Church
Union Center Baptist Church
Banking Facilities
First Financial Bank Rising Star Branch
Climate
Temperature
January mean minimum 45F
July mean maximum 95F
Annual Average 74F
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