Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 1101 > Subchapter A – General Provisions
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| § 1101.001 | Short Title |
| § 1101.002 | Purpose; Circumvention by Rule Prohibited |
| § 1101.003 | Definitions |
| § 1101.004 | Applicability |
| § 1101.005 | Relationship to Other Recognized Privileges |
Terms Used In Texas Health and Safety Code Chapter 1101 > Subchapter A - General Provisions
- Appeal: A request made after a trial, asking another court (usually the court of appeals) to decide whether the trial was conducted properly. To make such a request is "to appeal" or "to take an appeal." One who appeals is called the appellant.
- Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization
- Common law: The legal system that originated in England and is now in use in the United States. It is based on judicial decisions rather than legislative action.
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.