Texas Local Government Code Chapter 1 – General Provisions
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| § 1.001 | Purpose of Code |
| § 1.002 | Construction of Code |
| § 1.003 | Internal References |
| § 1.004 | Reference in Law to Statute Revised by Code |
| § 1.005 | Definitions |
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 1 - General Provisions
- Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
- General-law municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a Type A general-law municipality, Type B general-law municipality, or Type C general-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- 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
- Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
- Probate: Proving a will
- Special-law municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
- Testator: A male person who leaves a will at death.