Single-member city council districts are generally better than at-large-by-place systems for ...

Single-member city council districts are generally better than at-large-by-place systems for boosting minority representation on the city council.
 
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 Q. 2

Which of the following was NOT demonstrated from Hurricane Ike and its aftermath?
 
  A) The importance of the role of local governments in emergency planning and management B) The need for increased control over and regulation of private sector industries along the Texas coast C) Local governments could disagree about how best to spend limited funds to protect the heavily populated and industrialized areas along the coast from future hurricane damage. D) Local governments are often the first governments people turn to in times of emergency. E) Local governments likely have the most direct effect on most citizens' lives not only in normal times but in times of emergency as well.

 Q. 3

The state can pass laws that restrict the authority of home-rule cities to govern themselves.
 
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 Q. 4

A municipal utility district is prohibited from providing services to those who live outside of a city's limits.
 
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 Q. 5

In recent years, Texas counties have increased their reliance on fees to finance county government.
 
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 Q. 6

The idea behind home rule is that city leaders need tools to address their local problems.
 
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 Q. 7

Counties in Texas have broad powers beyond what may be stipulated in the Constitution and in statutes passed by the legislature.
 
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 Q. 8

A key function of county governments is administering elections.
 
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