“ This project seeks universal structures and qualifications for incorporated and unincorporated municipal districts in Texas with the goal of organized incorporation. A ‘universal structure’ must be based on current Texas municipal law and standards, but this paper will stress areas of incorporation that are historically problematic. A historical analysis will precede a detailed account of universal transitional problems encountered with incorporation, followed by a case-study of the north Houston suburb of The Woodlands.” This paper was funded from March 2010-March 2011 by the URSA grant at Baylor University. It was presented at the annual SSSA conference in Las Vegas, NV. :::WWW.BETTERHOMETOWN.WORDPRESS.COM:::

1. Mr. Tate’s Hometown Universalization of Incorporation in Texas Towns Presented by Jillian Buttecali, Honors/BIC Junior, URSA Recipient Presented at: 2011 Annual SSSA Conference on March 17 th , Las Vegas, NV 2011 Scholar’s Week on April 4 th , Baylor University

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7. Paper Outcomes “ This p roject seeks universal structures and qualifications for incorporated and unincorporated municipal districts in Texas with the goal of organized incorporation. A ‘universal structure’ must be based on current Texas municipal law and standards, but this paper will stress areas of incorporation that are historically problematic. A historical analysis will precede a detailed account of universal transitional problems encountered with incorporation, followed by a case-study of the north Houston suburb of The Woodlands.”

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