§ 27.051 Terms of Court; Place for Holding Court
§ 27.0515 Location for Court Proceedings and Terms and Sessions of Court Following Certain Disasters
§ 27.052 Vacancy or Absence
§ 27.054 Exchange of Benches
§ 27.0545 Exchange of Benches: Inquests
§ 27.055 Special and Temporary Justices
§ 27.056 Clerk
§ 27.057 Citation
§ 27.058 Civil Docket
§ 27.059 Justice of the Peace Seal
§ 27.060 Small Claims
§ 27.061 Rules of Administration

Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 27 > Subchapter C - Conducting Court and Inquests

  • Adjourn: A motion to adjourn a legislative chamber or a committee, if passed, ends that day's session.
  • Buyer: means a person who buys or contracts to buy goods. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 2.103
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Contract for sale: includes both a present sale of goods and a contract to sell goods at a future time. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 2.106
  • Discovery: Lawyers' examination, before trial, of facts and documents in possession of the opponents to help the lawyers prepare for trial.
  • Docket: A log containing brief entries of court proceedings.
  • 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.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Month: means a calendar month. 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
  • Pleadings: Written statements of the parties in a civil case of their positions. In the federal courts, the principal pleadings are the complaint and the answer.
  • 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
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Seller: means a person who sells or contracts to sell goods. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 2.103
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
  • Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005