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One goal of the deferred keep Dallas police officers and firefighters working on
retirement option plan the job instead of retiring and collecting their pension
(DROP) was to after 20 years of service.
________ is a unit of special district
government that performs
a single service in a
limited geographic area.
In a mayor-council form of serves as chief executive officer of the city; serves as
government, the mayor the legislative body for the city
____________________ while the
city council __________________.
Community colleges in True
Texas are allotted their
own special purpose
districts.
One of the proposed true
changes to public
pensions in Texas is to
increase the required
years of service to be
eligible to receive a
pension.
,In the commissioner form the legislative and executive functions are performed
of government, by the elected commissioners.
Which of the following County government in Texas varies in importance;
statements about county some areas rely on it heavily, others much less so.
government in Texas is
accurate?
The county false
commissioners' court has
original jurisdiction for
cases involving violation
of county laws.
Cities and towns in Texas capital appreciation bonds (CABs)
often see rapid population
growth. Such growth
requires school districts to
quickly expand. In this
type of situation, school
districts use __________________
to borrow the necessary
funds to achieve this goal.
Special purpose districts real estate developers have figured out a way to
were initially designed to develop the infrastructure for new developments but
help develop poor and pass the costs on to future owners of the property.
rural areas of Texas.
However, many people
are now concerned that
the system is being
abused because
, As the number of urban Home-Rule Charter Amendment in 1912.
areas grew in the state in
the late nineteenth and
early twentieth centuries,
the management of local
affairs became such a
growing burden on the
state legislature that it
passed the
The county false
commissioners' court is
responsible for
prosecuting violations of
law that occur outside of
the city limits but within
the county lines.
Home-rule cities are able true
to set a maximum
property tax rate of $2.50
per $100 valuation.
The primary sources of true
funding for special
purpose districts are
property taxes and user
fees.
Special districts in Texas property taxes and user fees
are primarily paid for by
revenue generated by
What type of government special purpose districts
is called hidden
government because
people often do not know
it exists?