Terms Used In Texas Government Code 61.0011

  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • 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
  • Petit jury: A group of citizens who hear the evidence presented by both sides at trial and determine the facts in dispute. Federal criminal juries consist of 12 persons. Federal civil juries consist of six persons.

In this chapter, the term “person who reports for jury service” means a person who reports in person for duty on a grand jury or a petit jury, regardless of whether the person is selected to serve on the jury.