§ 351.041 Sheriff
§ 351.0415 Commissary Operation by Sheriff or Private Vendor
§ 351.04155 Commissary Operation by Sheriff in Certain Counties
§ 351.042 Jail Administrator in Bexar County
§ 351.043 Federal Prisoners
§ 351.044 Prisoner in Another County’s Jail
§ 351.045 Employment of Health Care Providers
§ 351.046 Notice to Certain Governmental Entities
§ 351.047 Assistance With Reinstatement of Benefits
§ 351.048 Duties Following Miscarriage or Physical or Sexual Assault of Pregnant Prisoner

Terms Used In Texas Local Government Code Chapter 351 > Subchapter C - Operation of County Jails

  • 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.
  • 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.
  • Fixed Rate: Having a "fixed" rate means that the APR doesn't change based on fluctuations of some external rate (such as the "Prime Rate"). In other words, a fixed rate is a rate that is not a variable rate. A fixed APR can change over time, in several circumstances:
    • You are late making a payment or commit some other default, triggering an increase to a penalty rate
    • The bank changes the terms of your account and you do not reject the change.
    • The rate expires (if the rate was fixed for only a certain period of time).
  • Justice: when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • 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
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
  • 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