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City Government in Texas 1,209 municipalities in Texas Municipalities are state creations. The state can create, merge, or disband them. Towns with >5,000 residents may apply for “home-rule” status. City charter recognized by the state Alternatively, towns may follow the basic rules set out by the state for all municipalities.
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Municipal Governments in Texas, 2010
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The Largest Home-Rule Cities, 2010
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Forms of City Government in Texas Mayor-council form of city government City has a mayor and city council Mayor is elected from city at-large Council either at-large or single-member districts Council acts as city legislature Strong v. weak mayor differences Personnel: can hire and fire department heads Budget authority Degree of power shared with city manager
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Forms of City Government in Texas Council-manager government Most common in Texas 250 of 291 home-rule cities in the state City council may select a mayor, or mayor elected Council hires a city manager to run the city Manager does not campaign or run for office Applies for and holds executive public position much like public school superintendents, who are hired by local school boards
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Forms of City Government in Texas Council Commission government City commissioners select a President Commissioners oversee specific departments
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School Districts School board of trustees Adopts a budget and sets the tax rate Hires superintendent Most districts, superintendent hires district personnel Smallest districts, board may take on those duties Selects textbooks Sets school calendar
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Special Districts Local government that performs a single service within a limited geographical area
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Non-school Districts Municipal utility districts (MUDs) Provide services to certain areas outside of cities Flood control districts Community college districts Hospital districts Water districts
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Councils of Government Councils of governments (COGs) Regional planning boards that try to coordinate efforts of local governments Comprised mostly of elected officials May include other community members Deal with issues relevant to several local governments Make sense in large areas where there are many layers of local government and coordination may be useful
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