§ 41.001 Map of Municipal Boundaries and Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
§ 41.0015 Notice of Municipal Boundary Change
§ 41.002 Boundary Survey in General-Law Municipalities
§ 41.003 Inclusion of Area Receiving Longstanding Treatment as Part of Municipality
§ 41.004 Boundaries Not Affected by Change to Type a General-Law Municipality

Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 41 - Municipal Boundaries

  • Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
  • 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.
  • Lawsuit: A legal action started by a plaintiff against a defendant based on a complaint that the defendant failed to perform a legal duty, resulting in harm to the plaintiff.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005