§ 19A.251 Quorum
§ 19A.252 Disqualification or Unavailability of Grand Juror
§ 19A.253 Recusal of Grand Juror
§ 19A.254 Reassembly of Grand Jury
§ 19A.255 Extension of Term
§ 19A.256 Referral to Grand Jury in Sexual Assault Cases

Terms Used In Texas Code of Criminal Procedure Chapter 19A > Subchapter F - Organization and Term of Grand Jury

  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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.
  • Juror: A person who is on the jury.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • 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
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.