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]

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[edit] External links

[edit] References

  1. Commissioners
  2. Meetings
  3. Taxes
  4. Audits
  5. Contracts
  6. Budget Dept.
  7. Bexar public records will soon be much more public, My San Antonio, November 28, 2008
  8. [http://www.co.bexar.tx.us/dclerk/Services/FAQ/faq.htm Frequently Asked Questions
  9. e-Services
  10. Bexar County - Open Secrets