Houston, Texas
From Sunshine Review
Houston Texas is a city in Harris County Texas.
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[edit] Evaluating The Website
[edit] The good
- The website for Houston Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.
- City council agendas[8] and minutes are published.
- The current budget is published.
- There is a procedure for requesting public records
- Information on ethics, contracts, and lobbying is available.
- Building permits[9] available, Houston does not have zoning.[10]
[edit] The bad
- No information on the tax rate and audits is available.
[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying
- Main article: Texas Municipal League members list
Houston pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.
[edit] External links
[edit] References
- ↑ Budget
- ↑ Minutes
- ↑ city council
- ↑ Administration
- ↑ Bids and Contracts
- ↑ Lobbying
- ↑ records request
- ↑ Agendas
- ↑ Permits
- ↑ Zoning
