Sections
Subchapter A General Provisions 8191.001 – 8191.004
Subchapter B Board of Directors 8191.051
Subchapter C Powers and Duties 8191.101

Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code Chapter 8191 - Haciendas Del Norte Water Improvement District

  • Attachment: A procedure by which a person's property is seized to pay judgments levied by the court.
  • Comptroller: means the state comptroller of public accounts. See Texas Government Code 312.011
  • Garnishment: Generally, garnishment is a court proceeding in which a creditor asks a court to order a third party who owes money to the debtor or otherwise holds assets belonging to the debtor to turn over to the creditor any of the debtor
  • Lien: A claim against real or personal property in satisfaction of a debt.
  • 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.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.