Which of the following cities has a council-manager form of municipal government?

a. El Paso

b. Houston

c. Galveston

d. Austin

The correct answer is C. Galveston has a council-manager form of municipal government.

Explanation:

The city of Galveston, located on the coast of the state of Texas, suffered in 1900 a devastating hurricane, with approximately 10,000 deaths, which made it the worst hurricane in the history of the United States.

After this event, the city was in ruins, and the government had practically no reaction capacity to begin repairing the damage. In view of this situation, a new form of local government was created: the city commission government, by which there is no mayor, but a group of six people who are responsible for making decisions together. These people must, in general, specialize in different areas of government, with which the government has experts in various areas, resulting in a better performance of public administration.