§ 461A.051 Powers and Duties of Executive Commissioner
§ 461A.052 Powers and Duties of Department
§ 461A.053 Emergency Treatment Resources
§ 461A.054 Referral Services for Persons From Criminal Justice System
§ 461A.055 Reporting of Children Involved in Substance Abuse or From Family Involved in Substance Abuse
§ 461A.056 Statewide Service Delivery Plan
§ 461A.057 State Agency Services Standards
§ 461A.059 Opioid Antagonist Program
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Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 461A > Subchapter B - Powers and Duties of Department, Commissioner, and Executive Commissioner

  • 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
  • Bail: Security given for the release of a criminal defendant or witness from legal custody (usually in the form of money) to secure his/her appearance on the day and time appointed.
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Dependent: A person dependent for support upon another.
  • Devise: To gift property by will.
  • 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.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005