Texas Local Government Code 212.043 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 212.043
- 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.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Development” means the new construction or the enlargement of any exterior dimension of any building, structure, or improvement.
(2) “Extraterritorial jurisdiction” means a municipality‘s extraterritorial jurisdiction as determined under Chapter 42.