Terms Used In Texas Special District Local Laws Code Chapter 8359 - Lake Texoma Municipal Utility District No. 1

• Answer: The formal written statement by a defendant responding to a civil complaint and setting forth the grounds for defense.
• Assets: (1) The property comprising the estate of a deceased person, or (2) the property in a trust account.
• Habeas corpus: A writ that is usually used to bring a prisoner before the court to determine the legality of his imprisonment. It may also be used to bring a person in custody before the court to give testimony, or to be prosecuted.
• Liabilities: The aggregate of all debts and other legal obligations of a particular person or legal entity.
• return: as used in this Chapter , means the report made by the officer or person charged with serving the writ of habeas corpus, and also the answer made by the person served with such writ. See Texas Code of Criminal Procedure 11.55
• Signed: includes any symbol executed or adopted by a person with present intention to authenticate a writing. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Testimony: Evidence presented orally by witnesses during trials or before grand juries.
• United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005
• Writ: A formal written command, issued from the court, requiring the performance of a specific act.
• Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005