Texas Government Code 2009.003 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2009.003
- 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.
In this chapter:
(1) “Alternative dispute resolution procedure” includes:
(A) a procedure described by Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code; and
(B) a combination of the procedures described by Chapter 154, Civil Practice and Remedies Code.
(2) “Governmental body” has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003.
(3) “State agency” means an officer, board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government with statewide jurisdiction that makes rules or determines contested cases. The term includes:
(A) the attorney general;
(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and
(C) the State Office of Administrative Hearings.
(4) The following terms have the meanings assigned by Section 2001.003:
(A) “contested case”;
(B) “party”;
(C) “person”; and
(D) “rule.”