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Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock Texas is a city in Lubbock County, Texas.

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Budget Y Meetings Y Elected Officials Y Administrative Officials N Permits, zoning P Audits Y Contracts Y Lobbying N Public records N Local taxes Y Transparency grading process

[edit] Evaluating The Website

[edit] The good

• The website for Lubbock Texas includes the names and contact information for all city council members.^[1]

• City council meeting agendas^[2] and minutes are published.^[3]

• The current budget is published.^[4]

• Information on audits, contracts, and tax rates is available.^{[5] [6]}

• Building permits^[7] available.

• Local tax information is posted.^[8]

[edit] The bad

• There is no procedure for requesting public records.

• There is no information on lobbying.

[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Main article: Texas Municipal League members list

Lubbock pays membership dues to the Texas Municipal League, a taxpayer-funded lobbying association.

[edit] External links

City of Lubbock

[edit] References

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