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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code 361.166

  • 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.

A municipality may not abolish or restrict the use or operation of a solid waste facility in its limits or extraterritorial jurisdiction if the solid waste facility:
(1) was in existence when the municipality was incorporated or was in existence when the municipality annexed the area in which it is located; and
(2) is operated in substantial compliance with applicable state and county regulations.