§ 242.051 Administration of Institutions; Charge of Children
§ 242.052 Buildings and Improvements
§ 242.053 Use of Existing Institutions and Agencies
§ 242.054 Halfway House Program
§ 242.055 Crisis Intervention and Assessment Centers
§ 242.056 Advocacy and Support Groups
§ 242.057 Department Programs
§ 242.058 Services for Children Not Committed to the Department
§ 242.059 Additional Facilities; Parole Supervision
§ 242.060 Computation of Daily Costs of Facility
§ 242.061 Referrals From Federal Court
§ 242.062 Special Accounts
§ 242.063 Student Trust Fund; Contraband Money
§ 242.064 Debit Card Suspense Accounts
§ 242.065 Religious Training
§ 242.066 Employment or Designation of Chaplain At Certain Department Facilities
§ 242.067 Violence Prevention and Conflict Resolution Education
§ 242.068 Fire Protection Activities
§ 242.069 Client Service Contract Standards
§ 242.070 Contract Monitoring
§ 242.071 Sale or License of Treatment Programs
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Terms Used In Texas Human Resources Code Chapter 242 > Subchapter B - Secure Facilities; Services

  • 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.
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
  • Deed: The legal instrument used to transfer title in real property from one person to another.
  • 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.
  • Home-rule municipality: means a municipality designated by Chapter 5 as a home-rule municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • 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
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • Municipality: means a general-law municipality, home-rule municipality, or special-law municipality. See Texas Local Government Code 1.005
  • Obligation: An order placed, contract awarded, service received, or similar transaction during a given period that will require payments during the same or a future period.
  • 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
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • 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
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005