Title:
Texas Secretary of State city charters and amendments
Description:
Beginning in 1913, the Texas state legislature has required each city with a population of more than 5,000 to file certified copies of their city charters and amendments to charters with the Texas Secretary of State. City charters serve as the official record of the creation or incorporation of a city, defining its boundaries and its form of government. Amendments to city charters certify changes to the terms of those charters. The Statutory Documents Section records the charters of home rule cities and files amendments of charters of incorporated towns and villages. These records consist of home rule city charters and amendments to city charters filed with the Texas Secretary of State, 1913-2006. Correspondence to and from the office of the Secretary of State (including certification) is contained in the files, as well as ordinances, resolutions, council minutes, court orders, city election returns, maps, etc. Volumes 307-2 through 307-9 have been digitized and are part of the Texas Digital Archive.
Collection:
Texas Secretary of State city charters and amendments
Creator:
Texas. Secretary of State. Statutory Documents Section
Date range of creation:
1913 to 2006
Geographic coverage:
Texas
Subject:
Cities and towns
Subject:
Municipal charters
Subject:
Municipal government
Type:
Charters
Type:
Correspondence
Type:
Election returns
Type:
Legal documents
Type:
Minutes (administrative records)
Type:
Ordinances
Type:
Resolutions (administrative records)
Citation information:
(Identify the item), Texas Secretary of State city charters and amendments. Archives and Information Services Division, Texas State Library and Archives Commission.
Arrangement:
These records are arranged by the Secretary of State chronologically, in the order that they were filed with the Secretary of State. The unprocessed charter files are listed at the end, in alphabetical order. An alphabetical index of city charters and amendments, prepared by the Secretary of State, is available in the State Archives Search Room. Researchers should note, however, that this index contains numerous omissions; a better search strategy is to do a search of the online folder inventory.
Copyright information:
Most records created by Texas state agencies are not copyrighted. State records also include materials received by, not created by, state agencies. Copyright remains with the creator. The researcher is responsible for complying with U.S. Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.).
Size or duration:
23.13 cubic ft.
TARO URL:
https://txarchives.org/tslac/finding_aids/30010.html