Texas Local Government Code 375.304 – Eligibility for Creation by Municipality
(a) The governing body of a municipality by resolution or ordinance may create an authority in an area that is:
(1) in the same county as a military installation or facility that is:
(A) closed or realigned under the Defense Base Closure and Realignment Act of 1990 (10 U.S.C. § 2687 note) and its subsequent amendments; or
(B) a base efficiency project as defined by Section 379B.001; and
(2) in an area that has been annexed or disannexed for full or limited purposes under Subchapter F, Chapter 43, by a municipality with a population of at least 1.1 million or is in the extraterritorial jurisdiction of a municipality with a population of at least 1.1 million and that has been annexed for limited purposes by the municipality under Subchapter F, Chapter 43.
(b) Subchapter B and Sections 375.041 and 375.042 do not apply to this subchapter.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 375.304
- 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
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005