Texas Business and Commerce Code 671.003 – Authority Jurisdiction
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Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 671.003
- 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.
The authority’s jurisdiction is coextensive with the area within the boundaries and extraterritorial jurisdiction of the city.