Texas City Resource Library
Practical tools for Texas city officials and staff.
Use these resources to identify issues earlier, organize the next step, and recognize when a matter needs advice from the city’s attorney.
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Open a field guide or use the deadline calculator.
The five field guides are hosted directly on this site. Each is designed for general planning and issue-spotting, not as legal advice for a particular city or request.
Estimate principal 10- and 15-business-day response dates and account for selected calendar adjustments.
Open calculatorPublic information · PDF field guideTexas Public Information Act Field GuideCore response steps, timing, and issue-spotting for governmental bodies.
Open hosted PDFProcurement · PDF field guideTexas Municipal Procurement Field GuidePurchasing methods, vendor selection, contracts, and the procurement file.
Open hosted PDFEmployment · PDF field guideTexas Municipal Employment Law Field GuideHiring, policy, documentation, discipline, and personnel decisions.
Open hosted PDFOpen meetings · PDF field guideTexas Open Meetings Act Field GuidePosting, agendas, participation, executive sessions, and common meeting issues.
Open hosted PDFMunicipal finance · PDF field guideTexas Municipal Finance Field GuideA working overview of revenue, debt, budgeting, and public-finance responsibilities.
Open hosted PDFThese resources provide general information only. Confirm current law, local policy, holidays, deadlines, and matter-specific requirements with the governmental body’s attorney.
A city issue needs more than a field guide?
Santos Law advises Texas cities and public entities on the governance, compliance, contracts, employment, land-use, and municipal court questions behind the resource.