Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 382.112

  • 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.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005

A local government may make recommendations to the commission concerning a rule, determination, variance, or order of the commission that affects an area in the local government’s territorial jurisdiction. The commission shall give maximum consideration to a local government’s recommendations.