(a) After a transfer under this subchapter, the receiving entity owns the improvement and has sole jurisdiction and control over the improvement. On acceptance of the transfer, the receiving entity is responsible for all maintenance of the public improvement and the district is not responsible for the public improvement or its maintenance.
(b) This section does not affect any authority of the receiving entity to alter, relocate, close, or discontinue maintenance of an improvement.

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Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code 3833.156

  • 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.