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Administrative divisions of Texas

Index Administrative divisions of Texas

Texas has a total of 254 counties, many cities, and numerous special districts, the most common of which is the independent school district. [1]

21 relations: Annexation, At-large, Commissioners' court, Eminent domain, General-law municipality, Harris County, Texas, Home rule, Houston, Local government in the United States, Merit system, New York City, Nonpartisanism, Property tax, Redistricting, Sales tax, School district, Single-member district, Special district (United States), Spoils system, Stafford Municipal School District, Texas Education Agency.

Annexation

Annexation (Latin ad, to, and nexus, joining) is the administrative action and concept in international law relating to the forcible transition of one state's territory by another state.

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At-large

At-large is a designation for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent the whole membership of the body (for example, a city, state or province, nation, club or association), rather than a subset of that membership.

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Commissioners' court

Commissioners' court, or in Arkansas a quorum court, is the governing body of county government in three US states: Arkansas, Texas and Missouri.

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Eminent domain

Eminent domain (United States, Philippines), land acquisition (Singapore), compulsory purchase (United Kingdom, New Zealand, Ireland), resumption (Hong Kong, Uganda), resumption/compulsory acquisition (Australia), or expropriation (France, Italy, Mexico, South Africa, Canada, Brazil, Portugal, Spain, Chile, Denmark, Sweden) is the power of a state, provincial, or national government to take private property for public use.

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General-law municipality

In the systems of local government in some U.S. states, a general-law municipality, general-law city, or statutory city is a municipality whose government structure and powers are defined by the general law of its state.

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Harris County, Texas

Harris County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas.

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Home rule

Home rule is government of a colony, dependent country, or region by its own citizens.

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Houston

Houston is the most populous city in the U.S. state of Texas and the fourth most populous city in the United States, with a census-estimated 2017 population of 2.312 million within a land area of.

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Local government in the United States

Local government in the United States refers to governmental jurisdictions below the level of the state.

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Merit system

The merit system is the process of promoting and hiring government employees based on their ability to perform a job, rather than on their political connections.

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New York City

The City of New York, often called New York City (NYC) or simply New York, is the most populous city in the United States.

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Nonpartisanism

Nonpartisanism is a lack of affiliation with, and a lack of bias toward, a political party.

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Property tax

A property tax or millage rate is an ad valorem tax on the value of a property, usually levied on real estate.

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Redistricting

Redistricting is the process of drawing electoral district boundaries in the United States.

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Sales tax

A sales tax is a tax paid to a governing body for the sales of certain goods and services.

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School district

A school district is a special-purpose district that operates local public primary and secondary schools in various nations.

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Single-member district

A single-member district or single-member constituency is an electoral district that returns one officeholder to a body with multiple members such as a legislature.

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Special district (United States)

Special districts (also known as special service districts, special district governments, limited purpose entities, or special-purpose districts in the United States) are independent, special-purpose governmental units that exist separately from local governments such as county, municipal, and township governments, with substantial administrative and fiscal independence.

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Spoils system

In politics and government, a spoils system (also known as a patronage system) is a practice in which a political party, after winning an election, gives government civil service jobs to its supporters, friends and relatives as a reward for working toward victory, and as an incentive to keep working for the party—as opposed to a merit system, where offices are awarded on the basis of some measure of merit, independent of political activity.

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Stafford Municipal School District

Stafford Municipal School District (SMSD) is a school district based in Stafford, Texas, United States in Greater Houston.

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Texas Education Agency

The Texas Education Agency (TEA) is a branch of the state government of Texas in the United States responsible for public education.

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Redirects here:

City (Texas), Local government in Texas.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Administrative_divisions_of_Texas

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