Author Question: A Texas city has a population of 100,000 people and a land area of 40 square miles. Assuming the ... (Read 123 times)

crazycityslicker · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

A Texas city has a population of 100,000

people and a land area of 40 square miles. Assuming the city exhausted its annexation authority in each of the last three years, could the city legally annex a 5-square mile area containing 500 people?
a) Yes, because the city can increase its population by as much as 10 percent and 500 people is less than 10 percent of the city's population.
b) Yes, because the city can increase its land area by as much as 30 percent, and 5 square miles is less than 30 percent of 40 square miles.
c) No, because the city cannot increase its population by more than 100 people.
d) No, because the city cannot increase its land area by more than 10 percent, and 5 square miles is more than 10 percent of 40 square miles.
e) No, because the state legislature has placed a moratorium on annexations.

Question 2

In general, a city is most likely to use bond money to fund which of the following?

a) pay police salaries
b) purchase supplies for the city health department
c) increase the number of firefighters employed by the city
d) build new police substations
e) increase the size of the city council.