Texas Utilities Code 33.003 – Reinstatement of Municipal Jurisdiction
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(a) A municipality that surrenders its jurisdiction to the commission may at any time reinstate its jurisdiction by a vote of the electorate.
(b) A municipality that reinstates its jurisdiction under Subsection (a) may not surrender that jurisdiction before the fifth anniversary of the date of the election in which the municipality elected to reinstate its jurisdiction.
Terms Used In Texas Utilities Code 33.003
- 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) A municipality may not, by a vote of the electorate, reinstate the jurisdiction of the governing body during the time a case involving the municipality is pending before the commission.