§ 159.031 County Covered by Subchapter
§ 159.032 Definitions
§ 159.033 Financial Disclosure Reporting System
§ 159.034 Filing Requirement
§ 159.0341 Timeliness of Filing
§ 159.035 Civil Penalty
§ 159.036 Criminal Penalty
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Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 159 > Subchapter B - Financial Disclosure by Other County Officers and Employees

  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • 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
  • 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
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005