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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code 174.161

  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.

If a new fiscal year begins after the initiation of arbitration procedures under this subchapter but before an award is rendered or enforced:
(1) the dispute is not moot;
(2) the jurisdiction of the arbitration board is not impaired; and
(3) the arbitration award is not impaired.