Big Spring, Texas
From Sunshine Review
Big Spring Texas is a city in Howard County Texas.
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[edit] Evaluating the Website
[edit] The good
- The website for Big Spring Texas includes the names and contact information for all city council members.
- The city council meeting agendas and minutes are published.
- Yearly budgets through 2007 are available. [6]
- Building permits[7] and zoning ordinances posted.[8]
[edit] The bad
- The current budget is not published.
- There is no procedure for requesting public records.
- There is no information on ethics, contracts, and lobbying.
[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying
Big Spring pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association. Main article: Texas Municipal League members list, B
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Agendas and Minutes
- ↑ City Council
- ↑ City Directory
- ↑ 2007 Audit report
- ↑ Tax Rate
- ↑ Documents
- ↑ Permits
- ↑ Zoning
