Monsanto Co. v. Cornerstones Municipal Utility District

How courts have described this case

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• concluding that undefined term \state\ in a statute included state agencies but not political subdivisions
• concluding that undefined term “state” in a statute included state agencies but not political subdivisions
• noting that municipal utility districts are created pursuant to article XVI, section 59 of the Texas Constitution
• stating that when legislature fails to define a word, it is to be given its ordinary meaning
• stating that when legislature fails to define a word, it is to be given its ordinary meaning
• stating that where the Legislature fails to define a specific word in a statute, courts must apply its ordinary meaning

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).