Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 23.001 – Limited Jurisdiction Retained
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Terms Used In Texas Parks and Wildlife Code 23.001
- 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.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
The state retains jurisdiction in the Big Bend National Park, concurrently with the United States, as though cession had not occurred, for:
(1) the service of criminal and civil process, issued under the authority of the state, on any person amenable to service; and
(2) the assessment and collection of taxes on the sales of products and commodities and on franchises and property.