Terms Used In Texas Labor Code Chapter 21 > Subchapter G - Records

• 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.
• Commission: means the board of navigation and canal commissioners. See Texas Water Code 63.001
• Commissioner: means a member of the commission. See Texas Water Code 63.001
• Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
• District: means a self-liquidating navigation district. See Texas Water Code 63.001
• 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
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.
• Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
• Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005