Terms Used In Texas Education Code Chapter 88 > Subchapter F - Equine Research

• Alcoholic beverage: means alcohol, or any beverage containing more than one-half of one percent of alcohol by volume, which is capable of use for beverage purposes, either alone or when diluted. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
• Brewer: means a person engaged in the brewing of malt beverages, whether located inside or outside the state. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
• Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
• Conviction: A judgement of guilt against a criminal defendant.
• Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
• Hotel: means the premises of an establishment:
  (A) where, in consideration of payment, travelers are furnished food and lodging;
  (B) in which are located:
  (i) at least 10 adequately furnished completely separate rooms with adequate facilities so comfortably disposed that persons usually apply for and receive overnight accommodations in the establishment, either in the course of usual and regular travel or as a residence; or
  (ii) at least five rooms described by Subparagraph (i) if the building being used as a hotel is a historic structure as defined by § 442. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
• Injunction: An order of the court prohibiting (or compelling) the performance of a specific act to prevent irreparable damage or injury.
• 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.
• 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
• Person: means a natural person or association of natural persons, trustee, receiver, partnership, corporation, organization, or the manager, agent, servant, or employee of any of them. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
• Premises: has the meaning given it in § 11. See Texas Alcoholic Beverage Code 1.04
• Probable cause: A reasonable ground for belief that the offender violated a specific law.
• Property: means real and personal property. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005