Terms Used In Texas Natural Resources Code 111.135

  • 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.

Until set aside or vacated by an order or decree of a court of competent jurisdiction, all orders of the commission relating to any matter within its jurisdiction shall be accepted as prima facie evidence of their validity.