Brooks County, Texas
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Brooks 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]
- The names and contact information for all administrative officials is provided.[2]
- Information on the current tax rate is provided.[3]
- Establishes that it is a member of the Texas Association of Counties, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association, on its homepage. [4]
[edit] The bad
- The current budget is not published.
- No extensive lobbying information is provided.
- There is no information on meetings, building permits and zoning, audits, contracts, and public records.
[edit] Lobbying
In 2006, Brooks County reported $40,000 spent on lobbying. [5]
[edit] External links
- Brooks County website
- National Association of Counties - Brooks County
- Public Records Directory - Brooks County
- Brooks County on E-Reference
[edit] References


