Texas Water Code Chapter 63 > Subchapter C – Administrative Provisions
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- Board: means the navigation board. See Texas Water Code 63.001
- 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.
- Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
- Decedent: A deceased person.
- District: means a self-liquidating navigation district. See Texas Water Code 63.001
- 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.
- Oath: A promise to tell the truth.
- Oath: includes affirmation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
- 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.
- Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
- Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
- Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005