Brownsville, Texas

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Brownsville Texas is a city in Cameron County Texas.

Budget
[1]
Meetings
[2]
Elected Officials
[3]
Administrative Officials
Permits, zoning
Audits
Contracts
[4]
Lobbying
Public records
[5].
Local taxes
[6]
School district websites


Contents

[edit] Evaluating The Website

[edit] The good

The website for Brownsville Texas includes the names and contact information of all city commission members.

City Commission minutes and agendas are published. The current budget is published.

There is a procedure for requesting public records.

  • Zoning ordinance available in municipal code.[7]

[edit] The bad

  • There is no information on building permits, lobbying, and audits.
Working for accountable government now


[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Brownsville 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

  1. Finance Dept.
  2. Agendas and Minutes
  3. City Commission
  4. Purchasing Dept
  5. Public Records
  6. Tax Rate
  7. Zoning Ordinance