§ 2155.441 Preference for Products of Persons With Intellectual or Physical Disabilities
§ 2155.442 Preference for Energy Efficient Products
§ 2155.443 Preference for Rubberized Asphalt Paving
§ 2155.444 Preference to Texas and United States Products and Texas Services
§ 2155.4441 Preference Under Service Contracts
§ 2155.445 Preference for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Products
§ 2155.446 Purchase and Use of Paper Containing Recycled Fibers
§ 2155.447 Purchase of Recycled Oil
§ 2155.448 Expenditures for Recycled, Remanufactured, or Environmentally Sensitive Commodities or Services
§ 2155.449 Preference to Products and Services From Economically Depressed or Blighted Area
§ 2155.450 Preference for Products of Facilities On Formerly Contaminated Property
§ 2155.451 Vendors That Meet or Exceed Air Quality Standards
§ 2155.452 Preference for Contractors Providing Foods of Higher Nutritional Value
§ 2155.453 Certain Contracts for Homeland Security or Law Enforcement Technology

Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 2155 > Subchapter H - Purchasing Preferences

  • Arrest: Taking physical custody of a person by lawful authority.
  • Complaint: A written statement by the plaintiff stating the wrongs allegedly committed by the defendant.
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • 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.
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • 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
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • 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
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • sworn: includes affirm or affirmed. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005