Practicing Texas Politics, Eleventh Edition
Lyle C. Brown, Baylor University Sonia R. Garcia, St. Mary's University Robert S. Trotter, Jr., El Centro College Joyce A. Langenegger, San Jacinto College
Political Updates Chapter Three: Local Governments
Legal Status of Municipalities, pg. 78
As of 2001, there were 311 home-rule cities and 884 general law-cities in Texas