Texas Education Code 66.61 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Education Code 66.61
- 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.
- 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
In this subchapter:
(1) “Board” means the Board for Lease of University Lands.
(2) “Board of regents” means the board of regents of The University of Texas System, except where otherwise specified.
(3) “Commissioner” means the commissioner of the General Land Office.
(4) “Oil and gas” means crude oil, natural gas, and all substances, including other hydrocarbons, produced in association with crude oil and natural gas.
(5) “University lands” means land dedicated to the permanent university fund.
(6) “Well” means an oil or gas well that has been assigned a well number by the state agency having regulatory jurisdiction over the production of oil and gas. A single wellbore may contain more than one well.