§ 54.801 Authority to Establish Defined Areas or Designated Property
§ 54.802 Defining Area and Designating Property to Be Benefited by Improvements
§ 54.804 Order Adopting Plans for Defined Area or Designated Property
§ 54.805 Obtaining Funds to Construct, Administer, Maintain, and Operate Improvements and Facilities in Defined Areas or Designated Property
§ 54.806 Procedure for Election
§ 54.809 Issuance of Bonds and Imposition of Tax for Defined Area or Designated Property
§ 54.810 Limitation On Other Bond Authorizations
§ 54.811 Pledge of Faith and Credit
§ 54.812 Notice to Purchasers
§ 54.813 Municipality’s Authority Regarding Defined Area

Terms Used In Texas Water Code Chapter 54 > Subchapter J - Services for Certain Defined Areas and Designated Property

  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • 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.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • in writing: includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • 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.
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Oversight: Committee review of the activities of a Federal agency or program.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005