Alamo, Texas

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Alamo, Texas is a city in Hidalgo County Texas.

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Evaluating The Website

[edit] The good

• Some budget information is available. ^[1]
• The names of all city council member are published. ^[2]
• The Schedule and Agendas of meetings are published. ^[3]
• Building permits^[4] and zoning ordinance available.^[5]

[edit] The bad

• No contact information is provided for the city council members. ^[6]
• The current budget is not published.
• There is no procedure for requesting public records
• Meeting Minutes are not published.
• No information on taxes, ethics, audits, contracts or lobbying is available.

[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Main article: Texas Municipal League members list

Alamo pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.

[edit] External links

• City of Alamo

[edit] References

1. ↑ Agendas
2. ↑ City Officials
3. ↑ Schedule
4. ↑ Permits
5. ↑ Zoning
6. ↑ City Officials

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