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As of May 2022, the 1,221 active Texas municipalities include 970 cities, 228 towns, and 23 villages. These designations are determined by Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation.
As of May 2022, the 1,221 active Texas municipalities [3] [lower-alpha 1] include 970 cities, 228 towns, and 23 villages. These designations are determined by Census Bureau requirements based on state statutes and may not match a municipality's self-reported designation. [4]
- General Powers
- Types of Texas Municipalities
- Mayor-Council vs Council-Manager Cities
- Eminent Domain
- Zoning
- Municipal Taxes
- Creation of New Municipalities
Municipalities provide certain public services like police, fire, and utilities, and they may levy taxes to pay for these services. Municipalities have the power to adopt ordinances governing certain matters. Ordinances are the equivalent of a local law and deal with matters not already covered by federal or state law. Violations of municipal ordin...
In Texas law, there are three types of municipality: general-law, home-rule, or special-law. General-law municipalities operate under powers given to them by the state, while home-rule municipalities also operate under a city charter. Legally, there are no “townships” or “villages” in Texas, as there are in some other states, though some municipali...
Another key distinction is between the mayor-council form of municipal government and the council-manager form. Municipalities of both types are found in Texas. In the former, the mayor is the chief executive and chief administrator of city government and exercises substantial executive powers in the day-to-day affairs of the city. This is also som...
Municipalities may exercise the power of eminent domain–that is, they may seize private property for a “public use,” provided they compensate the owner. Acceptable uses of this power include the building or enlarging a city hall, police station, jail, school, airport, park, or roadway, among others, according to the Local Government Code.
Zoning is the practice of dividing a city into districts with prescribed building regulations for each district. Usually, a city that implements zoning is divided into residential, commercial, industrial, and agricultural districts. Zoning may regulate the height of buildings, percentages of a lot that may be occupied, the size of yards and open sp...
Municipalities are entitled to collect both property tax and sales tax. Maximum sales tax rate: The maximum sales tax rate for a Texas city is 2%. However, local governments collectively are entitled to a 2% maximum sales tax rate, which means that a city may not be able to collect the full 2% if other taxing entities already have set a sales tax r...
In order to form a general-law municipality, the residents of a community may file an incorporation application with the county judge, signed by at least 50 qualified voters who are residents of the community. A judge who receives such a petition must order an incorporation election to be held on a specified date and at a designated place in the co...
Discover all cities in Texas with our comprehensive directory. Find information on each city or town, including coordinates, mayor details, population, and more.
Municipalities (incorporated settlements) in the U.S. state of Texas, which includes cities, towns, and villages. Subcategories. This category has the following 4 subcategories, out of 4 total. Cities in Texas (121 C, 980 P) Former municipalities in Texas (1 C, 1 P) Towns in Texas (3 C, 245 P) Villages in Texas (1 C, 24 P) Categories:
There are 254 counties and over 1,200 municipal governments in Texas. Learn how your local government can serve you. See city and county directory. Quick Links. Use the links below to go directly to a service or agency page. Search county voter registration officials. Find veteran resources by county.
List of cities in Texas. The following is a list of cities in the state of Texas in the United States, by letter:
