Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 544 > Subchapter G - Payment Holds

• Allegation: something that someone says happened.
• Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
• Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
• Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005