Texas Local Government Code Chapter 42 > Subchapter E – Release of Area by Election From Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
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| § 42.151 | Applicability |
| § 42.152 | Authority to Request Election for Release |
| § 42.153 | Election |
| § 42.154 | Results of Election |
| § 42.155 | Release of Area as Result of Election |
| § 42.156 | Voluntary Release |
Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 42 > Subchapter E - Release of Area by Election From Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
- 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.
- Jurisprudence: The study of law and the structure of the legal system.
- Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005