Terms Used In Texas Education Code Chapter 89 > Subchapter B - the Texas A&M University System Health Science Center Irma Lerma Rangel College of Pharmacy

• Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). ^{Source: OCC}
• Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
• Month: means a calendar month. See Texas Government Code 312.011
• Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.
• 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
• Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Restaurant: means a business that:
  (A) operates its own permanent food service facility with commercial cooking equipment on its premises; and
  (B) prepares and offers to sell multiple entrees for consumption on or off the premises. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005