# Tex. Government Code § 2204.103: CESSION OF JURISDICTION TO UNITED STATES; RETENTION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE LEGAL PROCESS

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.103

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 2204.103
- **Heading:** CESSION OF JURISDICTION TO UNITED STATES; RETENTION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE LEGAL PROCESS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 2204 / Section 2204.103

## Text

(a) On written application of the United States to the governor, the governor, in the name and on behalf of this state, may cede to the United States exclusive jurisdiction, subject to Subsection (c), over land acquired by the United States under this subchapter over which the United States desires to acquire constitutional jurisdiction for a purpose provided by Section 2204.101.

(b) An application for cession must be:

(1) accompanied by proper evidence of the acquisition of the land;

(2) authenticated and recorded; and

(3) include or have attached an accurate description by metes and bounds of the land for which cession is sought.

(c) A cession of jurisdiction may not be made under this section except on the express condition, which must be included in the instrument of cession, that this state retains concurrent jurisdiction with the United States over every portion of the land ceded so that all civil or criminal process issued under the authority of this state or a court or judicial officer of this state may be executed by the proper officers of this state on any person amenable to service of process within the limits of the land to be ceded, in the same manner and to the same effect as if the cession had not occurred.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.001 § 2204.001. ACQUISITION OF LAND BY STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.001.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.002 § 2204.002. RESTRICTION ON ACQUISITION OF REAL PROPERTY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.002.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.003 § 2204.003. GIFTS OF REAL PROPERTY TO INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.003.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.101 § 2204.101. CONSENT TO UNITED STATES TO ACQUIRE LAND.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.101.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.102 § 2204.102. SALE OF STATE LAND TO UNITED STATES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.102.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.103 § 2204.103. CESSION OF JURISDICTION TO UNITED STATES; RETENTION OF AUTHORITY TO EXECUTE LEGAL PROCESS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.103.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.104 § 2204.104. AUTHORITY TO ACCEPT CONCURRENT JURISDICTION OF THIS STATE OVER UNITED STATES MILITARY INSTALLATIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.104.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.201 § 2204.201. APPLICATION OF SUBCHAPTER.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.201.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.202 § 2204.202. CONVEYANCE TO UNITED STATES FOR MILITARY PURPOSES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.202.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.203 § 2204.203. CONVEYANCE TO UNITED STATES FOR CIVIL WORKS PROJECT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.203.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.204 § 2204.204. CONSIDERATION FOR CONVEYANCE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.204.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.205 § 2204.205. FEE SIMPLE NOT OWNED BY STATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.205.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.301 § 2204.301. GRANT TO UNITED STATES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.301.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 2204.302 § 2204.302. APPLICATION BY UNITED STATES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C2204_S2204.302.md)

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