(a) A control facility may be located on the property of any person.
(b) A control facility of a municipality must be located in whole or in part within:
(1) the boundaries of the municipality; or
(2) the municipality’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, as determined under Chapter 42, Local Government Code.

Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 383.012

  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005

(c) A control facility of a river authority may be located outside the river authority’s boundaries if it is located in whole or in part within the river authority’s river basin or a coastal basin adjoining the river authority’s boundaries. A control facility of a river authority may be located anywhere in the state if it is financed at the same time and with the same bond issue as a control facility located within the river authority’s boundaries or located in whole or in part within the river authority’s river basin or a coastal basin adjoining the river authority’s boundaries.
(d) A control facility of a county or a district other than a river authority must be located in whole or in part within the county’s or district’s boundaries.