Balcones Heights, Texas

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Balcone Heights is a city in Texas.

Contents 1 Evaluating the Website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 Taxpayer-funded lobbying 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Evaluating the Website

[edit] The good

• The website for Balcones Heights Texas includes the names of all city council members
• Meeting minutes and agendas are published.
• The names and contact information of city staff members is published.

[edit] The bad

• No contact information is provided for the city council members.

• There is no information on building permits and zoning, ethics, audits, the budget, contracts, lobbying, public records, or taxes.

[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Main article: Texas Municipal League members list

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

[edit] External links

• City of Balcones Heights

[edit] References

1. ↑ City Council
2. ↑ City Council
3. ↑ Contact

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