An Analysis of Texas Home Rule Charters
dc.contributor.advisor | Shields, Patricia M. | |
dc.contributor.author | Zech, Charles E. ( ) | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2012-02-24T10:14:42Z | |
dc.date.available | 2012-02-24T10:14:42Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2008-07 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | Zech, C. E. (2008). An analysis of Texas home rule charters. Masters of Public Administration, Texas State University, San Marcos, Texas. | |
dc.identifier.uri | https://digital.library.txstate.edu/handle/10877/3570 | |
dc.description.abstract | Purpose: The purpose of this Applied Research Project is two-fold. The first is a description of the content of current Texas home rule charters. The second is a description of what changes, if any, have occurred in that content since Blodgett's 1994 monograph. Method: The research method is a hybrid approach combining surveys and content analysis in order to determine how local government is structured within Texas home rule charters. Survey questionnaire/coding sheets are sent out to the 340 currently existing home rule cities in Texas which are then used to review their content for a determination of what, if any, changes have occurred in home rule structure since 1994. Findings: Overall findings reveal forms of government remain relatively unchanged since Blodgett's 1994 survey. However, certain aspects of those forms have changed. Generally, there is a trend towards requiring more unanimity in city council decisions, an increase in term limit requirements, and increased mandatory capital budget requirements. | en_US |
dc.format | Text | |
dc.format.extent | 122 pages | |
dc.format.medium | 1 file (.pdf) | |
dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
dc.source | An Applied Research Project Submitted to the Department of Political Science, Texas State University-San Marcos, in Partial Fulfillment for the Requirements for the Degree of Masters of Public Administration, Summer 2008. | |
dc.subject | Home rule | en_US |
dc.subject | Charter | en_US |
dc.subject | Municipal | en_US |
dc.subject | Local government | en_US |
dc.subject | City manager | en_US |
dc.subject | Mayor | en_US |
dc.subject | City council | en_US |
dc.subject | Texas | en_US |
dc.title | An Analysis of Texas Home Rule Charters | en_US |
txstate.documenttype | Report | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Hofer, Martha Kay | |
dc.contributor.committeeMember | Autry, Micky | |
dc.description.department | Political Science |