Marshall, Texas

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Marshall Texas is a city in Harrison County Texas.

Budget [1] Meetings [2] Elected Officials [3] Administrative Officials Permits, zoning Audits Contracts Lobbying Public records [4] Local taxes

Contents 1 Evaluating The Website 1.1 The good 1.2 The bad 2 Taxpayer-funded lobbying 3 External links 4 References

[edit] Evaluating The Website

[edit] The good

• The website for Marshall Texas includes the names and contact information of all city council members.

• City council meeting schedules^[5] and agendas are published.

• The current budget is published.

• There is a procedure for requesting public records.

[edit] The bad

• City council minutes are not published.

[edit] Taxpayer-funded lobbying

Main article: Texas Municipal League members list

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

[edit] External links

City of Marshall

[edit] References

1. ↑ Finance Department
2. ↑ Agendas
3. ↑ City council
4. ↑ City Secretary
5. ↑ Schedule

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