Government Report City Government City of Richardson City Charter: Home Rule Form of Government: Council / Manager Council Members: Total of 7 Elections: May in odd-numbered years Mayor: Elected at-large Fiscal Year Begins: October County Government Dallas County County seat is Dallas, Texas Governing body is County Commissioners Court which appoints boards and commissions to advise and assist in governing county programs Members of those boards/commissions are appointed in January of odd-numbered years. Collin County County seat is McKinney, Texas Governing body is County Commissioners Court which sets and approves an annual budget, all county expenditures, sets county property tax rates, approves tax rolls and determines public works policy, such as building programs and conducting elections. The court appoints non-elected department heads and standing committees and represents the county in state and regional matters. State Government House Rep. Jeff Leach (District 67) PO Box 2910, Austin, TX 78768 / ph: 512-463-0544 550 S. Watters Road, Suite 280 Allen, TX 75013 / ph: 972-908-3358 House Rep. Ana-Maria Ramos (District 102) Location: E2.316 PO Box 2910 Austin, TX 78768 / ph: 512-463-0454 House Rep. Angie Chen Button (District 112) Location: EXT E2.910 PO Box 2910, Austin, Texas 78768 / ph: 512-463-0486 1200 E. Executive Drive, Richardson, TX 75081 / ph: 972-234-8980 Senator Angela Paxton (District 8) Location: CAP EXT E1.708 PO Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 / ph: 512-463-0108 Senator Nathan Johnson (District 16) Location: E1.608 PO Box 12068, Capitol Station, Austin, TX 78711 / ph: 512-463-0116 Texas State Board of Education Pam Little (District 12) ph: 972-342-6697 Federal Government House Rep. Colin Allred (District #32) 328 Cannon HOB, Washington, D.C. 20515 / ph: 202-225-2231 100 N. Central Expressway, Suite 602, Richardson, TX / ph: 972-972-7949 House Rep. Van Taylor (District #3) 1404 Longworth Building, Washington, D.C. 20515 / ph: 202-225-4201 5600 Tennyson Parkway, Suite 275, Plano, TX / ph: 972-202-4150 Senator Ted Cruz Dirksen Senate Office Building, Suite SDB-40B, Washington, D.C. 20510 / ph: 202-224-5922 10440 N. Central Expressway, Suite 1160, Dallas, TX 75231 / ph: 214-361-3500 Senator John Cornyn 517 Hart Office Building, Washington, D.C. 20510 / ph: 202-224-2934 5001 Spring Valley Road, Suite 1125 East, Dallas, TX 75244 / ph: 972-239-1310