Dime Box, Texas
Unincorporated community in Lee County · Not an incorporated municipality
About Dime Box
Dime Box is an unincorporated community and census designated place in Lee County, Texas, United States. As of the 2020 census, Dime Box had a population of 207. The Dime Box Independent School District serves area students and is home to the Dime Box High School Longhorns. It is named after what is now called Old Dime Box .
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How Dime Box is governed
Dime Box appears to be an unincorporated community or a census-designated place, so it may have no city government of its own — services usually come from Lee County and its elected officials. The chart below is a generic template; readers can correct it if Dime Box does have local officials.
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Residents of Dime Box
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Mayor
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The city's chief elected official. Presides over the executive branch, proposes the budget and represents the city.
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City Manager / Administrator
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The professional administrator who runs day-to-day operations (in some cities appointed by the council instead of the mayor).
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Police Chief
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Leads the police department.
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Fire Chief
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Streets, water, sewer, and city buildings.
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The budget, taxes, and city accounts.
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Land use, zoning, building permits.
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Parks, programs, and public facilities.
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City Council
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City Clerk
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Keeps the official records, runs meeting agendas and, often, local elections.
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City Attorney
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The city's lawyer; advises officials and prosecutes ordinance violations.
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Citizen advisory bodies, such as planning, zoning appeals and library boards.
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Municipal Court
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Hears traffic, ordinance and other minor cases.
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Municipal Judge
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Presides over the municipal court.
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History
In 1913, the Southern Pacific Railroad built a line three miles southeast of the original location of Dime Box. Most of the residents and businesses moved to a site near the tracks. From that point onward, the original settlement became known as Old Dime Box and the new community was referred to as Dime Box.
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