Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 334.002

  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Venue: The geographical location in which a case is tried.

This chapter applies to a municipality with a population of more than 1.9 million and to a county with a population of more than 3.3 million only if the municipality and county create a sports and community venue district under Chapter 335 and only to the extent the use of this chapter by the district is necessary or convenient for the creation or operation of the district to the fullest extent authorized by Chapter 335.