Texas Government - What is the difference between a home rule

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Directions:  Answer each of the following questions. Be sure to use complete sentences when answering the questions.  Cite your sources as appropriate. Your answer to each question should be several paragraphs.  Please double space your answers.  

1.  What is the difference between a home rule and a general law city?  How do these forms tie to Dillon’s and Fordham’s rule? (10 points)

2.  Local elections in Texas can be a combination of Single Member District (SMD), at-large, place or cumulative voting.  What are the differences between these?  Which form does your hometown use? (10 points)

3.  What are the primary sources of city and county revenue?  How does reliance on these sources impact annexation decisions?  How do the revenue sources impact the extraterritorial jurisdiction (ETJ) activities of a city? (10 points)