§ 42.901 Apportionment of Extraterritorial Jurisdictions That Overlapped On August 23, 1963
§ 42.902 Restriction Against Imposing Tax in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
§ 42.9025 Restriction On Imposing Fine or Fee in Certain Areas in Extraterritorial Jurisdiction
§ 42.903 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction of Certain Type B or C General-Law Municipalities
§ 42.904 Extraterritorial Jurisdiction and Voting Rights in Certain Municipalities
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 42 > Subchapter Z - Miscellaneous Provisions

  • Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
  • General-law municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a Type A general-law municipality, Type B general-law municipality, or Type C general-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • 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.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • 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
  • Plaintiff: The person who files the complaint in a civil lawsuit.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005