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26 Cards in this Set
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Municipal corp.
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a city.
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Home rule
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right of a local govt to govern itself rather than state govern it.
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tx associacation of counties
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professional assoc. for county govts
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county judge
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elected official who is chief administrator of county govt,commisioners court, and judiciary
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commissioners court
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legislative body of a county in tx.
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county commissioner
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elected official on a county legislative body/commisioners court
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District attorney/ criminal DA
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elected official who prosecutes criminal cases
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county attorney
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legal officer for county govt and criminal prosecutor
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Sherriff
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elected official who serves as chief law enforcement officer in a county
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county clerk
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elected official who serves as the clerk for commissioners court and county records
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district clerk
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elected offical responsible for keeping records of of district courts
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county tax assessor-collector
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EO who collects taxes for county...and other local govts
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county treasurer
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EO serves as money manager for county govt
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county auditor
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official appointed by a district judge to audit county finances
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local govt code
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tx statutory code containing state laws about local govts
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general ordinance-making authority
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legal right to adopt ordinances covering a wide array of subject areas,authority that cities have but counties dont
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general law cities
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less than 5000 residents governed by a general state law rather than a locally adopted charter
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weak mayor council
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form of city govt where mayor has no more power than council members
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strong mayor council
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mayor has strong powers to run city by hiring/managing/firing staff and controlling exec. departments, also is on council.
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council manager
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city council and mayor hire a manager to run the city
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city commission
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elected members serve on leg. body and also head administrators of city programs
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tx municipal league
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prof. association and lobbying arm for city govts
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annexation
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enlargement of citys corporate limits by surrounding territory into city
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extraterrestorial jurisdiction
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area outside a citys boundaries overwhich the city may exercise limited control
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at-large-by-place
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all positions on council filled by city wide elections,candidates must choose which place to run for
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charter school
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public school sanctioned with agreement that allows programs to operate outside usual rules
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