Texas Local Government Code Chapter 386 > Subchapter A – General Provisions

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§ 386.001	Definitions
§ 386.002	Jurisdiction of Municipality

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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 386 > Subchapter A - General Provisions

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.
Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005