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30 Cards in this Set
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Texas city are classified as either |
General law or home revenue |
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City's that limit the sale of beer/wine |
Initiative |
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Incorrect: recall elections |
Used in general rule city's |
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Power of city manager comes from |
City charter |
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Which is considered county's most important financial official |
Tax accessors collector |
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Elected county officials hires employed of their choice |
Spoils system |
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Not true: recent state budget |
Demands for state services have decrease |
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1832 Texas adapted tax on |
Cigarettes |
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Broad based taxes on retail price items |
General sales tax |
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Texas largest single individual revenue source is |
Federal funds |
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What is Texas sales taxes on retail |
6.25% |
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_______ tax on raw materials when extracted (oil) |
Severance tax |
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Advaloram means |
According to value |
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Battle over taxation ones we issue is |
What should be taxed |
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Strong mayor system: who is responsible for admin of city policy |
Mayor |
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Regularity taxes are called |
Syntax |
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Most common ability to pay taxes: all except: |
Gas |
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_______ advocate that taxes on hire income be kept low |
Supply slides |
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At the beginning of each legislative session the _____ reports budget |
Controller of public accounts |
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Most costly service in Texas is |
Education |
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When did the state of Texas initiate top 10% plan |
5th credit court of appeals said race couldn't be an issue |
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Which did trans Texas quarters not include |
Housing |
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In a weak mayor form of government powers are |
Decentralized |
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Which election system had increase means of minority representation |
Single member district |
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When lobbied at promote gov. Which is Not used by critics |
Local gov need additional revenue |
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Local gov uses public debt to fund |
Roads, buildings, & public facilities |
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Texas is home to how many largest cities |
3 |
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Texas can be from being boxed in by using which power |
Extraterritorial jurisdiction |
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All true expect: country government |
Texas counts have home rule provision |
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Which county official precedes over the commissions court |
County judge |
