Arlington, Texas
| Arlington, Texas | |
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| General information | |
Mayor of Arlington
Jim Ross | |
| Last mayoral election: | 2023 |
| Next mayoral election: | 2026 |
| Last city council election: | 2024 |
| Next city council election: | 2026 |
| City council seats: | 9[1] |
| City website | |
| Composition data (2019) | |
| Population: | 395,477 |
| Race: | White 59.9% African American 22.7% Asian 6.6% Native American 0.5% Pacific Islander 0.2% Two or more 3.2% |
| Ethnicity: | Hispanic 29.6% |
| Median household income: | $60,571 |
| High school graduation rate: | 85.2% |
| College graduation rate: | 30.3% |
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Arlington is a city in Tarrant County, Texas. The city's population was 394,266 as of 2020, according to the United States Census Bureau.
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City government
- See also: Council-manager government
Since 1949, the city of Arlington has utilized a council-manager system. In this form of municipal government, an elected city council, which includes the mayor and serves as the city's primary legislative body, appoints a chief executive called a city manager.[2]
Mayor
The mayor is a member of the city council. He or she presides over council meetings and official city ceremonies. The mayor also represents the city on the state, national, and international levels.[3]
The current Mayor of Arlington is Jim Ross (nonpartisan). Ross assumed office in 2021.
City manager
The city manager is Arlington's chief executive. Appointed by the city council, the city manager's responsibilities include overseeing the city's day-to-day operations, planning and implementing the city's operating budget, carrying out council policies, and hiring most city government employees.[4]
City council
The Arlington City Council is the city's primary legislative body. It is responsible for approving and adopting the city budget, levying taxes, and making or amending city laws, policies and ordinances.[2]
The Arlington City Council has nine members, including the mayor.[2]
The widget below automatically displays information about city council meetings. The topic list contains a sampling of keywords that Voterheads, a local government monitoring service, found in each meeting agenda. Click the meeting link to see more info and the full agenda:
Other elected officials
Ballotpedia does not cover any additional city officials in Arlington, Texas.
Mayoral partisanship
Ballotpedia has contacted the mayor of Arlington to request information about his partisan affiliation. As of November 2024, 63 mayors in the largest 100 cities by population are affiliated with the Democratic Party, 25 are affiliated with the Republican Party, one is affiliated with the Libertarian Party, four are independents, five identify as nonpartisan or unaffiliated, and two mayors' affiliations are unknown. Click here for a list of the 100 largest cities' mayors and their partisan affiliations.
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Elections
2024
The city of Arlington, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 4, 2024. The filing deadline for this election was February 16, 2024.
2023
The city of Arlington, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2023. The filing deadline for this election was February 17, 2023.
2022
The city of Arlington, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 7, 2022. The filing deadline for this election was February 18, 2022.
2021
The city of Arlington, Texas, held general elections for mayor and city council on May 1, 2021. The filing deadline for this election was February 12, 2021.
2020
The city of Arlington, Texas, held general elections for city council districts 1, 2, 6, and 7 on November 3, 2020. The filing deadline for this election was February 14, 2020.
This election was originally scheduled on May 2, 2020, but was moved to November 3, 2020, amid concerns about the coronavirus pandemic.[5] In a proclamation made on March 18, 2020, Gov. Greg Abbott (R) suspended Sections 41.0052(a) and (b) of the Texas election code. This allowed local governments to move elections scheduled on May 2, 2020, to the next uniform state election date, which fell on November 3, 2020. This suspension only applied to elections occurring in 2020.[6]
2019
The city of Arlington, Texas, held general elections for mayor and the District 3, 4, 5, and 8 seats on the city council on May 4, 2019. A runoff election was scheduled for June 8, 2019. The filing deadline for this election was February 15, 2019.
2018
The city of Arlington, Texas, held general elections for city council on May 5, 2018. The deadline for candidates to file to run in this election was February 16, 2018.
2017
The city of Arlington, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 6, 2017. A runoff election was held on June 10, 2017. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was February 17, 2017.[7]
2016
The city of Arlington, Texas, held elections for city council in 2016. The general election took place on May 7, 2016. Four seats on the Arlington City Council were up for election.
2015
The city of Arlington, Texas, held elections for mayor and city council on May 9, 2015. The filing deadline for candidates who wished to run in this election was February 27, 2015. Four of the eight city council seats were up for election. An incumbent ran for re-election in each district. Mayor Robert Cluck ran for a sixth term.[8]
2014
The city of Arlington, Texas, held elections for city council on May 10, 2014. Four of the eight city council seats were up for election.[9]
Census information
The table below shows demographic information about the city.
| Demographic Data for Arlington | |
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| Arlington | |
| Population | 394,266 |
| Land area (sq mi) | 95 |
| Race and ethnicity** | |
| White | 46.9% |
| Black/African American | 22.8% |
| Asian | 7.3% |
| Native American | 0.5% |
| Pacific Islander | 0.4% |
| Two or more | 13.7% |
| Hispanic/Latino | 30% |
| Education | |
| High school graduation rate | 85.9% |
| College graduation rate | 32.4% |
| Income | |
| Median household income | $71,736 |
| Persons below poverty level | 9.9% |
| Source: population provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "Decennial Census" (2020). Other figures provided by U.S. Census Bureau, "American Community Survey" (5-year estimates 2017-2022). | |
| **Note: Percentages for race and ethnicity may add up to more than 100 percent because respondents may report more than one race and the Hispanic/Latino ethnicity may be selected in conjunction with any race. Read more about race and ethnicity in the census here. | |
Budget
The city's budget process operates by fiscal years running from October 1 through September 30 of the following year. The responsibility for drafting a budget falls to the city manager. The proposed annual budget is then presented to and finalized by the mayor and city council.[10]
Fiscally standardized cities data
The fiscally standardized cities (FiSC) data below was compiled by the Lincoln Institute of Land Policy to make municipal budgets comparable across cities in the United States.[11]
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FiSCs are constructed by adding revenues and expenditures of each central city municipal government to a portion of the revenues and expenditures of overlying governments, including counties, independent school districts, and special districts. The allocations to FiSCs are estimates of the revenues collected from and services provided to central city residents and businesses by these overlying independent governments. Thus FiSCs provides a full picture of revenues raised from city residents and businesses and spending on their behalf, whether done by the city government or a separate overlying government.[12] |
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| —Lincoln Institute of Land Policy[13] | ||
The tables below show estimated finances within city limits. As such, the revenue and expenses listed may differ from the actual city budget.
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Historical total revenue and expenditure
To see the historical total revenue or expenditures as a rounded amount in this city, hover over the bars.[11]
Arlington, Texas, salaries and pensions over $95,000
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Contact information
Mayor's office
101 W. Abram St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: 817-459-6121
City Secretary’s office
101 W. Abram St.
Arlington, TX 76010
Phone: 817-459-6186
Click here for city council contact information.
Ballot measures
- See also: Tarrant County, Texas ballot measures
Arlington is located in Tarrant County. A list of ballot measures in Tarrant County is available here.
Noteworthy events
2020: Events and activity following the death of George Floyd
During the weekend of May 29-31, 2020, demonstrations and protests took place in cities nationwide, including Arlington, following the death of George Floyd.
2015: Study on city's nondiscrimination laws
In July 2015, the Movement Advancement Project described Arlington, Texas, as a city or county that prohibited discrimination in employment on the basis of gender identity via ordinances that apply to public and private employers. At that time, a total of 71 of America's largest 100 cities prohibited private employers from discriminating on the basis of sexual orientation, while 69 of those cities also prohibited discrimination based on gender identity. This did not include those jurisdictions that prohibited discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity for government employees.[14]
Nondiscrimination laws can cover a variety of areas, including public employment, private employment, housing, and public accommodations. Such laws may be enacted at the state, county, or city level.
See also
External links
Footnotes
- ↑ The mayor is included in this number as one of the city council members.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 City of Arlington, "Government," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ City of Arlington, "Mayor Jim Ross," accessed June 30, 2021
- ↑ City of Arlington, "City Manager," accessed September 5, 2014
- ↑ Mandy Gillip, "Phone conversation with the clerk of the city of Arlington," March 25, 2020
- ↑ Office of the Texas Governor, "Governor Abbott Issues Proclamation Allowing For Postponement Of Local Elections Set For May 2nd," March 18, 2020
- ↑ Arlington, Texas, "Ordinance Ordering General Election," January 24, 2017
- ↑ City of Arlington, "May 9, 2015, Election," accessed January 5, 2015
- ↑ United States Conference of Mayors, "2014 Upcoming/Pending Mayoral Elections," accessed August 4, 2014
- ↑ City of Arlington, "Arlington City Council Regular Meeting Minutes September 13, 2022," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities database," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Lincoln Institute of Land Policy, "Fiscally Standardized Cities," accessed August 23, 2023
- ↑ Movement Advancement Project, "Local Employment Non-Discrimination Ordinances," accessed July 7, 2015
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