Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code Chapter 7963 - Hidalgo County Municipal Utility District No. 1

• Benefit: means anything reasonably regarded as economic gain or advantage, including benefit to any other person in whose welfare the beneficiary is interested. See Texas Penal Code 1.07
• Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
• Court: means and includes:
  (1) a county court in the exercise of its probate jurisdiction;
  (2) a court created by statute and authorized to exercise original probate jurisdiction; and
  (3) a district court exercising original probate jurisdiction in a contested matter. See Texas Estates Code 22.007
• Person: includes a natural person and a corporation. See Texas Estates Code 22.027
• Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.
• Ward: means a person for whom a guardian has been appointed. See Texas Estates Code 22.033