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  City Pop. O Ordinance A Amendment B Both % required Registered voters votes cast last regular municipal min. calc. sigs. Required min. sigs. Required votes cast and voter registration Times initiative used since 1988
1 Abilene 106,707 O 10% 65,357   6,536      
2 Addison 11,100 O 25% 7,743   1,936   276 voted not used since 1988
3 Alamo 9,285 R but no IR           2394 out of 6487  
4 Alamo Heights 7,148 R but no IR           918 out of 4921  
5 Alice 19,947 C/A 10% 14,667   1,467   3342 voted  
6 Allen 34,650 O 30%   1,579 474   of 18200  
7 Alpine 5,637 O 25%   744 186 300 of 5694 not used since 1988
8 Alvin 19,863 O 50%   2,621 1,311      
9 Amarillo 168,358 O/Res 25% 101,000   25,250      
10 Andrews 10,678 O 25%   ?        
11 Angleton 17,189 O 30%   ?        
12 Anson 2,717 no IRR           282 out of 1605  
13 Aransas Pass 7,180 O 25%   4,387 1,097     not used since 1988
14 Arlington 290,251 no IRR              
15 Athens 10,967 O 15% 7,821   1,173   484 voted once since 1988
16 Atlanta 6,189 O 25%   718 180 200 of 3336 not used since 1988
17 Austin 577,566 O/CA 10% 380,000   38,000      
18 Azle 9,300 O 20%   ?        
19 Balch Springs 18,250 O 10% 8,209   821      
20 Ballinger 3,945 O 25%   ?        
21 Bay City 18,170 O 10%   2,814 281      
22 Baytown 65,714 O/CA 25%   1,504 376      
23 Beaumont 113,352 O 5% 75,281   3,764      
24 Bedford 48,800 O 5% 32,786   1,639      
25 Beeville 13,547 O/CA 25%   979 245   of 9290 used twice since 1988
26 Bellaire 14,842 O/CA 25%   4,136 1,034   of 11274  
27 Bellmead 8,447 O/CA 15% 4,868   730   168 voted not used
28 Belton 14,500 O/CA 10% 7,005   701   259 voted not used since 1988
29 Benbrook 22,000 O 5%   1,646 82      
30 Big Spring 23,527 R but no IR           of 13,157 - 1,265 voted  
31 Boerne 5,050 O 10% 3,341   334 250 244 voted not used since 1988
32 Bonham 9,112 no IRR           375 of 4684  
33 Borger 15,675 O/CA 30%   6,248 1,874      
34 Bowie 4,990 O 20%   702 140   of 3500 used 3 times
35 Brady 5,946 O 20%   440 88   of 750 not used since 1988
36 Breckenridge 5,515 R but no IR           623 out of 3641  
37 Brenham 12,000 O 20% 7,480   1,496   615 voted used once
38 Bridge City 8,010 Leg 30%   1,145 344   of 6075 used once
39 Brownfield 9,560 O 25%   1,457 364   of 5951 not used since 1988
40 Brownsville 130,000 R but no IR             est 62375
41 Brownwood 18,387 O/R 5,000     400   867 voted of 5000  
42 Bryan 61,210 O 20% 32,912   6,582   2270 voted not used since 1988
43 Burkburnett 10,145 O 20% 7,143   1,429   643 voted maybe one
44 Burleson 18,850 O/CA 25%   370 93 nm of 11621 used once
45 Cameron 5,635 O/CA 50%   145 73   of 2300 not been used since 1988
46 Canyon 13,365 O 29%   ?        
47 Carrizo Springs 5,740 O 25%   ?        
48 Carrolton 95,500 O 30%   486 250      
49 Carthage 6,724 R but no IR              
50 Cedar Hill 24,150 R but no IR           16030 reg. voters  
51 Cedar Park 18,414 O 10% ?          
52 Center 4,950 O 25%   40 10 200 of 2780 not used since 1988
53 Childress 6,624 O 25% 2,918   730   578 voted not used since 1988
54 Cisco 3,813 O 25% 1,200   300   117 voted not used since 1988
55 Cleburne 25,000 O 25%   1,363 341      
56 Cleveland 7,124 O 25%   462 116   of 3900 not used since 1990
57 Clute 9,467 O/CA 15% 5,183   777   231 voted not used since 1988
58 Coleman 5,410 O 30% 3,665   1,100      
59 College Station 55,605 O/CA 25%   2,666 667      
60 Colleyville 17,400 O 40%   1,381 552      
61 Colorado City 4,749 O 25%   180 45 100 of 2734 never
62 Commerce 7,036 R but no IR           388 out of 4537 no I&R
63 Conroe 27,610 O 20%   1,668 334      
64 Converse 10,500 O 10% 6,583   658   470 voted used 11 times
65 Coppell 28,500 O 10% 18,582   1,858      
66 Copperas Cove 28,622 O/CA 25%   ?        
67 Corpus Christi 285,000 O 5% ?       regular city election  
68 Corsicana 22,911 O 25% 13,839   3,460      
69 Crockett 6,991 no IRR              
70 Crystal City 8,600 O 25%   ?        
71 Cuero 6,839 O 10%   1710 171 250 of 3000 unknown
72 Daingerfield 2,655 O 25% 1,413   353   284 voted not used since 1988
73 Dalhart 6,246 O 25%   308 77 250 of 5449 not used since 1988
74 Dallas 1,036,309 O 10% 584,969   58,497   75682 voted 2 + 2 attempts
75 Dayton 6,201 O 20%   699 140      
76 De Leon 2,292 no IRR           455 of 2429  
77 Deer Park 27,652 O 20%   797 159      
78 Del Rio 37,000 O/CA 20%   16,845 3,369   1614 voted 8 times???
79 Denison 21,505 O 10% 15,209   1,521      
80 Denton 71,450 O 25%   2,666 667      
81 Denver City 5,145 O 15% 2,350   353   340 voted no use
82 DeSoto 35,650 O 15%   3,298 495      
83 Dickinson 14,000 O 20%   ?        
84 Dimmitt 4,408 O 10% 2,603   260      
85 Donna 13,300 O 20% ?          
86 Dumas 13,400 O/CA 25%   1,577 394 100 of 7483 unknown
87 Duncanville 35,007 O 30%   2,949 885      
88 Eagle Pass 20,651 O 30%   1,796 539   of 12659  
89 Eastland 3,700 O 34% 2,887   982   488 voted not used since 1988
90 Edinburg 37,839 O 10%   2,382 238      
91 Edna 7,000 O 30%   ?        
92 El Campo 10,511 O 20%   661 132 150 of 7630 not used since 1988
93 El Paso 527,194 O 5% 329,557   16,478   2nd petition req. to force onto ballot  
94 Electra 3,307 no IRR           570 of 2332  
95 Elgin 4,874 O 25%   269 67 200 of 2925 unknown
96 Elsa 5,400 O 30%   ?        
97 Ennis 15,500 O 30% 8,600   2,580   199 voted not used since 1988
98 Euless 41,300 O 3% 26,164 ? 785      
99 Everman 6,000 O 15%   305 46 200 of 3207 not used since 1988
100 Farmers Branch 24,200 O 5% 14,774   739      
101 Flower Mound 38,500 O 5&15% 28,136   4,220      
102 Forest Hill 11,482 O/CA 30%   1,171 351 150 of 7189 not used since 1988
103 Forney 4,700 O 10%   ?        
104 Fort Worth 470,650 O 20% 232,272   46,454      
105 Fredericksburg 6,934 O 30%   ?        
106 Freeport 11,389 O 30%   328 98   of 5885 1 time since 1988
107 Friendswood 28,789 O 10% 19,947   1,995      
108 Frisco 26,000 O 30%   ?        
109 Gainesville 14,081 O 15% 9,173       498 voted not used since 1988
110 Galena Park 10,746 no IRR           1338 of 5091  
111 Galveston 59,070 O 10% 40,654   4,065      
112 Garland 200,106 O 10% 106,740   10,674      
113 Gatesville 11,894 O 20%   ?        
114 George West 2,582 O/CA 25% 1,200   300     not used since 1988
115 Georgetown 22,000 O 15% 16,252   2,438      
116 Giddings 4,093 O 15% 1,550   233      
117 Gilmer 5,005 DL 10% ?          
118 Gladewater 6,027 O 10% 4,000   400      
119 Glenn Heights 6,024 O 30%   323 97 150 3023 not used since
120 Gonzales 6,527 O/Res 20%   ?        
121 Gorman 1,337 no IRR           96 of 770 voted  
122 Graham 9,014 no IRR              
123 Granbury 6,100 O 40%   322 129   of 3457 not used since 1988
124 Grand Prairie 105,350 RR but no I           50000 reg. voters  
125 Grapevine 33,368 O 40%   1,035 414      
126 Greenville 24,031 O 25%   3,099 775      
127 Groves 16,745 O/CA 25%   2,162 541      
128 Gun Barrel City 6,000 O 30%   ?        
129 Haltom City 35,000 O 25%   1,215 304      
130 Harker Heights 18,000 O 25%   933 233   of 10013  
131 Harlingen 56,400 O 15% 33,829   5,074   7805 voted not used since 1988
132 Hearne 5,132 O 30%   ?        
133 Henderson 11,488 no IRR              
134 Hereford 14,745 O 10%   969 97 100 7913 not used since 1988
135 Hewitt 10,500 O 20% 7,478   1,496      
136 Hidalgo 4,015 O 30%   ?        
137 Highland Park 9,287 R but no IR           405 voted out of 7545 not used since 1988
138 Highland Village 12,500 O 20% 8,738   1,748   701 voted not used since 1988
139 Hillsboro 7,390 O 25%   111 28 200 of 3998  
140 Hitchcock 5,868 L 25% ?          
141 Horizon City 5,333 O 25%   ?        
142 Houston 1,630,553 O/CA 15%   ?     charter amend only req 5% or 20,000  
143 Humble 15,000 O/CA 50% 8,000   4,000      
144 Huntsville 34,500 O 10&20% 13,000   2,600      
145 Hurst 36,300 O 25%   1,110 278      
146 Ingleside 5,696 O 25%   833 208   of 3800 not used since 1988
147 Irving 169,200 R but no IR           3447 od 93818 never
148 Jacinto City 9,343 O 10% 4,257   426   381 voted 2 CA elections
149 Jacksonville 12,765 O 25%   1,098 275   of 5345 not used since 1988
150 Jasper 7,824 O/R 20%   178 36 150    
151 Jersey Village 5,226 O 15% ?          
152 Joshua 4,300 O 15%   ?        
153 Katy 9,000 O 30% 5,935   1,781 300   1 time since 1988
154 Kaufman 5,251 O 10% 3,184   318   314 voted not used since 1988
155 Keller 20,775 O 25%   1,124 281      
156 Kennedale 5,150 O 25%   ?        
157 Kermit 6,875 O 10% 4,614   461   488 voted  
158 Kerrville 19,402 O/CA 10%   2,953 295      
159 Kilgore 11,066 O 20%   1,400 280   of 12,219 not used since 1988
160 Killeen 75,000 O 25%   1,981 495      
161 Kingsville 25,276 O 15%   2,092 314      
162 Kirby 8,326 O 25%   384 96   of 5010 used in 1990
163 La Feria 4,360 O 20%   700 140 150 of 5282 not used since 1988
164 La Grange 3,951 O/Res 20% 2,253   451 175 940 voted not used
165 La Marque 14,501 O 25%   1,267 317 150 of 9612 ?
166 La Porte 31,880 O 50%   997 499      
167 Lake Dallas 5,500 O 25%   308 77   in dispute not used since 1988
168 Lake Jackson 25,000 O/R 20%   3,685 737 150    
169 Lake Worth 4,872 R but no IR           339 of 2980  
170 Lakeway 7,700 O 10% 5,377   538   1374 voted not used since 19888
171 Lamesa 11,148 O 20%   547 109   of 6100 not used since 1988
172 Lampasas 6,400 O 15% 3,605   541 350 720 voted not used since 1988
173 Lancaster 24,300 R but no IR           14000 reg voters  
174 Laredo 166,000 O 10% 70,000   7,000   reg or spec municipal  
175 League City 40,000 O 20% 27,963   5,593      
176 Leander 7,000 O 15% ?          
177 Levelland 13,986 O/Res 10% 7,888   789   107 voted not used since 1988
178 Lewisville 61,700 O 5% 41,527   2,076      
179 Liberty 8,484 O/Res 20%   1595 319 150 of 5095 not used since 1988
180 Littlefield 6,500 O 10% 4,000   400   105 voted not used since 1988
181 Live Oak 10,023 O 10% 6,878   688   866 voted used 5 times since 1988
182 Lockhart 9,205 O/Res 20%   ?        
183 Longview 76,400 O 10% 49,950   4,995      
184 Lubbock 193,064 O 25%   24,000 6,000      
185 Lufkin 31,295 O 15% 21,769   3,265      
186 Luling 4,661 O 30% 2,475   743 175 474 voted not used since 1988
187 Mansfield 22,245 O/Res 30%   1,640 492 150    
188 Marble Falls 4,007 O 200   383 200   unk not used since 1988
189 Marlin 6,386 O 30% 4,781   1,434 400   not used since 1988
190 Marshall 25,750 O 25% 17,500   4,375      
191 McAllen 100,589 no IRR           50000 reg voters  
192 McGregor 5,000 O 30%   493 148 100 of 2282 not used since 1988
193 McKinney 34,146 O 25%   2,287 572      
194 Mercedes 12,694 O 33%   1,213 400 500 of 8316 not used since 1988
195 Mesquite 113,400 R but no IR           62728 reg voters  
196 Mexia 7,056 R but no IR           431 out of 3946  
197 Midland 97,458 O 10% 69,847   6,985      
198 Midlothian 6,500 O 10% 4,159   416   856 voted not used since 1988
199 Mineral Wells 14,870 O 25%   126 32   no minimum  
200 Mission 33,456 O 30%   3,518 1,055      
201 Missouri City 45,330 O 10% ?          
202 Monahans 8,101 O 51%   592 302 250 of 4188  
203 Mount Pleasant 13,109 no IRR           1392 voted out of 6471  
204 Muleshoe 4,571 O/Res 20%   ?        
205 Nacogdoches 32,260 no IRR           19975 reg voters  
206 Nassau Bay 4,329 O 15% 3,747   562   676 voted not used since
207 Navasota 6,659 no IRR           415 of 3102  
208 Nederland 16,192 O 10% 11,598   1,160   190 voted not used since
209 New Braunfels 32,000 O 30%   3,164 949      
210 No. Richland Hills 52,550 RR but no I           34137 reg voters court has ruled recall invalid
211 Odessa 95,056 O 50%   1,335 668      
212 Olney 3,473 no IRR           1300 registered voters  
213 Orange 19,381 O 20%   3,264 653      
214 Palestine 18,042 O 20%   977 195      
215 Pampa 19,959 O 25% ?       ambiguous  
216 Paris 25,498 O 25%   901 225      
217 Pasadena 123,000 O 20&10% 45,000   9,000   10% will work  
218 Pearland 30,000 O/Res 30%   ?        
219 Pearsall 7,200 O 10% 4,967   497   1469 voted not used since 1988
220 Pecos City 12,069 O 25%   ?        
221 Pflugerville 11,000 O 20% 8,044   1,609   945 voted never used
222 Pharr 36,122 R but no IR           17021 reg voters  
223 Plainview 22,597 O 10% 2,203   220      
224 Plano 192,400 O 20%   9,530 1,906      
225 Pleasanton 8,500 O/Res 30%   420 126 500 of 5800 not used since 1988
226 Port Aransas 2,233 O 20%   809 162   of 2835 used once in 1981
227 Port Arthur 58,724 O 20%   6,068 1,214 1,400 of 37093 7 times
228 Port Isabel 4,467 O/Res 20%   988 198 150 of 3209 ?
229 Port Lavaca 12,000 O/Res 20%   702 140   of 7202 not used since 1988
230 Port Neches 12,908 O/Res 20%   ?        
231 Portland 12,227 O 15% 8,993   1,349   343 voted not used since 1988
232 Quanah 3,325 R but no IR           564 out of 1824 no I&R
233 Ranger 2,790 O/Res 25% ?          
234 Raymondville 9,220 no IRR              
235 Red Oak 5,107                
236 Richardson 83,150 O/CA 10% 54,269   5,427      
237 Richland Hills 8,000 O/CA 25%   479 120 250 of 5000 not used since 1988
238 River Oaks 6,647 O 205 ?          
239 Robstown 12,849 O 20%   ?        
240 Rockdale 5,235 O 20% 3,300   660   392 voted not used since 1988
241 Rockport 6,500 O 15%   542 81 150 out of 4740 not used since 1988
242 Rockwall 13,100 O 15%   725 109 200 of 8000 never used
243 Rosenberg 20,183 O/Res 20%   990 198      
244 Round Rock 47,365 O 20%   1,587 317      
245 Rowlett 38,000 O 20%   2,422 484      
246 Rusk 5,000 O 15% ?          
247 Sachse 7,200 O 15%   ?        
248 Saginaw 10,500 O 25%   523 131   of 6443 never used
249 San Angelo 90,467 O 25%   723 181      
250 San Antonio 1,092,300 O 10% 616,072   61,607      
251 San Benito 23,000 O 25% 12,548   3,137      
252 San Juan 12,000 O/Res 10%   2,537 254 200 of 9711 7 times
253 San Marcos 37,566 O 10% 20,830   2,083      
254 Santa Fe 9,500 O/Res 20%   773 155   of 6387 once
255 Schertz 14,000 O 50%   ?        
256 Seabrook 9,000 O 30%   324 97   of 5500 not used since 1988
257 Seagoville 10,000 R but no IR              
258 Sealy 5,890 O 10% 650          
259 Seguin 21,373 O/Res 20%   704 141 350 of 12541  
260 Seminole 6,342 O 15% 3,338   501   259 voted not used since 1988
261 Sherman 31,601 O 10% 21,806   2,181      
262 Silsbee 6,368 O 20%   ?        
263 Sinton 5,517 O 25%   631 158   of 3841 not used since 1988
264 Slaton 6,031 O 25% 3,667   917     none
265 Snyder 12,023 O 25%   225 56 250 of 7503 no used since 1988
266 Southlake 17,000 O 20% 11,500   2,300      
267 Stamford 3,817 O 25% ?          
268 Stephenville 14,436 no IRR           1266 of 8128  
269 Sugar Land 45,699 O 30%   2,164 649      
270 Sulphur Springs 14,786 no IRR              
271 Sweetwater 11,967 O/Res 300     300   93 of 6468 not used since 1988
272 Taylor 11,472 O 10% ?          
273 Temple 53,733 O 20% 33,319   6,664      
274 Terrell 14,470 O 10%   ?        
275 Terrell Hills 5,040 R but no IR           of 3872 none
276 Texarkana 33,430 O 25%   3,047 762      
277 Texas City 41,603 O 10%   3,460 346      
278 The Colony 24,300 O 15% ?          
279 Tomball 6,283 O/Res 30%   670 201   of 4178 not since 1987
280 Tulia 4,703 O 25%   94 24 250 2614 not used since 1988
281 Tyler 77,034 O 30% 43,955   13,187      
282 Universal City 14,000 O 10% 9,886   989   2500 voted  
283 University Park 22,350 no IRR           16533 reg voters  
284 Uvalde 14,655 O 15%   3,756 563   of 8454 not used since 1988
285 Vernon 12,001 O 30% 6,484   1,945   1016 voted used once since 1988
286 Victoria 60,584 O 10% 38,759 5,136 3,876      
287 Vidor 10,935 O/Res 20%   ?   150    
288 Waco 107,000 O 15% 60,780   9,117      
289 Watauga 20,409 O 20%   334 67      
290 Waxahachie 19,000 O 25%   810 203      
291 Weatherford 18,000 O 35% 11,726   4,104      
292 Webster 6,100 O 50%   ?        
293 Weslaco 22,737 O/Res 25% 16,250   4,063      
294 West Orange 4,625 R but no IR           314 of 2801 2 charter elections
295 West University Place 13,614 O 3% 10,531   316   146 to 4147 voted zero
296 Wharton 10,500 O 20%   1,137 227 300 of 3000 est. unknown
297 White Oak 5,136 O 10% ?          
298 White Settlement 15,472 O 15% 8,963   1,344      
299 Whitehouse 5,166 O 15&30% 4,647   1,394      
300 Wichita Falls 103,312 O/R 10% 52,100 6,763 676      
301 Woodway 9,055 O 20%   355 71   of 7214 not used since 1988
302 Wylie 10,500 O 25% 8,974 1,042 2,244   of 8974 ?
303 Yoakum 5,611 O 10% 3,211   321   429 voted used once
    12,998,409     3,827,157 214,426 503,389      
                     
  Source data: the City Secretaries, Texas Municipal League, Texas Almanac, and the Secretary of State.                  
  Data was collected during 1999 and 2000; some data is likely to have changed since.                  

Last Updated on 9/28/2001
By Mike Ford  
mikeford@quik.com