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Cities that merely comply with the law get a C, not an A. Residents deserve to know which cities are leading and which are coasting.
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What you’re looking at
78 Texas cities scored on civic intelligence using a zero-baseline architecture. Layer 1: Legal compliance. Layer 2: Performance context. Layer 3: Transparency Stars. Layer 4: Civic intelligence.
The question behind it
Ranks Texas cities across 20 metrics in 4 layers where compliance with state law scores zero — not a passing grade. Positive scores require voluntary leadership. Negative scores mean legal failure.
Why it matters
Cities that merely comply with the law get a C, not an A. Residents deserve to know which cities are leading and which are coasting.
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- TX Comptroller Transparency Stars
- Census ACS 5-Year (2023)
- Census of Governments
- FBI Crime Data Explorer
Method
Zero-baseline scoring: 20 metrics, 4 layers. Range: -105 to +60. Grades: A+ (45+), A (30-44), B (15-29), C (0-14), D (-1 to -30), F (below -31).