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
Last rated on Jan. 10, 2012
[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]
- Public record information is posted. [7] [8]
- Permitting information is provided.[9]
[edit] The bad
- Campaign contributions and Commissioners Court expenditure reports were 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. [10] As of July 2011, these disclosures could not be found on the website, but some were found using a Google search.[11]
- There is no information on zoning or lobbying.
[edit] Board of Commissioners
| Member | Precinct | |
|---|---|---|
| Nelson W. Jeff | County Judge | |
| Sergio "Chico" Rodriguez | Precinct 1 | |
| Paul Elizondo | Precinct 2 | |
| Kevin Wolff | Precinct 3 | |
| Tommy Adkisson | Precinct 4 |
[edit] Lobbying
In 2011, Bexar County reported $98,000 spent on lobbying. [12]
[edit] Treasurer indicted for embezzling funds
Dwayne Eugene Adams, the former treasurer for the Bexar County Democratic Party, was indicted by a grand jury alleging he embezzled over $200,000.[13] The Bexar County Commissioners Court sued the Democratic Party for $277,913 owed to the county, but chances are that the county will not recover the money. Instead the county hopes the Secretary of State will release the county obligation of $83,000 in primary funds.[13]
[edit] Adkisson sued for public records
County Commissioner Tommy Adkisson refused to comply with the Texas attorney general's ruling that he release public information from his personal e-mail accounts in June of 2010.[14] Instead he has filed an appeal over the ruling, saying that the San Antonio Express-News invaded his personal privacy when they submitted a public records request for his personal e-mail account.
However, the Attorney General has maintained in the pas that public information continues to remain public under the Texas Public Information Act, regardless of the e-mail account the information is discussed in. [14]
[edit] Public employee salaries
- Main article: Bexar County employee salaries
[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.
- ↑ Frequently Asked Questions
- ↑ e-Services
- ↑ Infrastructure Services Department
- ↑ Bexar public records will soon be much more public, My San Antonio, November 28, 2008
- ↑ Disclosure Report
- ↑ Bexar County - Open Secrets
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Texas Watchdog, Taxpayers may have to foot election bill, Dem Party leader indicted on $202K theft charge, Sept. 30, 2010
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 [http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/politics/commissioner_to_sue_attorney_general_over_ruling_95654619.html My San Antonio, Commissioner to sue attorney general over ruling, June 4, 2010]
