Terms Used In Texas Election Code Chapter 273 > Subchapter B - Prosecution by Attorney General

• Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
• Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
• Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
• Law: means a constitution, statute, city charter, or city ordinance. See Texas Election Code 1.005
• Prosecute: To charge someone with a crime. A prosecutor tries a criminal case on behalf of the government.
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Subpoena duces tecum: A command to a witness to produce documents.