§ 323.001 Creation and Membership
§ 323.003 Meetings
§ 323.004 Expenses of Members
§ 323.005 Council Expenditures; Salaries
§ 323.006 Powers and Duties
§ 323.007 Statutory Revision Program
§ 323.008 Statutory Revision Advisory Committee
§ 323.009 Orientation for Members-Elect
§ 323.010 Investigations and Surveys
§ 323.011 Subpoenas
§ 323.012 Assistance From Other Agencies
§ 323.014 Computer Access, Information, and Use
§ 323.0145 Electronic Availability of Legislative Information Through the Internet
§ 323.015 Computer Security; Penalty
§ 323.016 Gifts and Grants
§ 323.017 Confidential and Privileged Communications
§ 323.018 Records of Drafting and Other Requests
§ 323.019 Statistical and Demographic Information and Studies
§ 323.020 Contracts to Perform Statistical or Demographic Analysis; Confidentiality
§ 323.021 Legislative Office Records

Terms Used In Texas Government Code Chapter 323 - Texas Legislative Council

  • Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • 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
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Donor: The person who makes a gift.
  • Entitlement: A Federal program or provision of law that requires payments to any person or unit of government that meets the eligibility criteria established by law. Entitlements constitute a binding obligation on the part of the Federal Government, and eligible recipients have legal recourse if the obligation is not fulfilled. Social Security and veterans' compensation and pensions are examples of entitlement programs.
  • Gift: A voluntary transfer or conveyance of property without consideration, or for less than full and adequate consideration based on fair market value.
  • Grand jury: agreement providing that a lender will delay exercising its rights (in the case of a mortgage,
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Legislative session: That part of a chamber's daily session in which it considers legislative business (bills, resolutions, and actions related thereto).
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Presiding officer: A majority-party Senator who presides over the Senate and is charged with maintaining order and decorum, recognizing Members to speak, and interpreting the Senate's rules, practices and precedents.
  • Quorum: The number of legislators that must be present to do business.
  • Remainder: An interest in property that takes effect in the future at a specified time or after the occurrence of some event, such as the death of a life tenant.
  • Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Subpoena: A command to a witness to appear and give testimony.
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005