Bexar County, Texas
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Bexar County, Texas is one of 254 counties in Texas.
[edit] Website evaluation
- Main article: Evaluation of Texas county websites
[edit] The good
- The names and contact information for all county commissioners is provided.[1]
- County commissioner meeting agendas and minutes are published.[2]
- Information on tax rates is provided.[3]
- Audit reports are published.[4]
- Information on contracts is provided.[5]
- The current budget is published.[6]
- Campaign contributions and Commissioners Court expenditure reports are scheduled to appear on the Web site in January 2009, to comply with a 2005 state law requiring such records to be made available online. Bexar is the last of the largest Texas counties to come into compliance with the law. [7]
- Public record information is posted. [8] [9]
[edit] The bad
- There is no information on building permits and zoning or lobbying.
[edit] Lobbying
In 2008, Bexar County reported $243,200 spent on lobbying. [10]
[edit] External links
- Bexar County website
- Bexar County Clerk
- Bexar County Appraisal District
- Public Records Directory - Bexar County
- Bexar County on E-Reference
[edit] References
- ↑ Commissioners
- ↑ Meetings
- ↑ Taxes
- ↑ Audits
- ↑ Contracts
- ↑ Budget Dept.
- ↑ Bexar public records will soon be much more public, My San Antonio, November 28, 2008
- ↑ [http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/dclerk/Services/FAQ/faq.htm Frequently Asked Questions
- ↑ e-Services
- ↑ Bexar County - Open Secrets


