Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 11.221

  • 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.

In this subchapter:
(1) “Official corporate partner” means a for-profit entity that:
(A) is designated an official corporate partner by the department;
(B) works with the department to raise funds for state site operations and maintenance or other priority projects or programs; and
(C) is selected as provided under § 11.222.
(2) “State site” means a state park, natural area, wildlife management area, fish hatchery, or historic site under the jurisdiction of the department.