Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 30 > Subchapter AA - Grapevine

• Afternoon: means the period of a day between noon and midnight. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 4.104
• Appellate: About appeals; an appellate court has the power to review the judgement of another lower court or tribunal.
• Banking day: means the part of a day on which a bank is open to the public for carrying on substantially all of its banking functions. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 4.104
• Item: means an instrument or a promise or order to pay money handled by a bank for collection or payment. See Texas Business and Commerce Code 4.104
• 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.
• Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
• 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
• Reporter: Makes a record of court proceedings and prepares a transcript, and also publishes the court's opinions or decisions (in the courts of appeals).
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005