Texas Local Government Code 320.003 – Creation of Parks Board
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(a) The order adopting this chapter must specify whether the powers and duties provided by this chapter will be exercised and performed by the commissioners court or by a board of park commissioners to be created for that purpose.
(b) If a board is created, the commissioners court shall transfer to the board jurisdiction and control of the parks with respect to which the commissioners court adopted this chapter.
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 320.003
- 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.
(c) The commissioners court may from time to time adopt this chapter with respect to one or more other parks and may appoint another board for those parks.