Terms Used In Texas Tax Code 41A.11

  • 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.
  • Settlement: Parties to a lawsuit resolve their difference without having a trial. Settlements often involve the payment of compensation by one party in satisfaction of the other party's claims.

An arbitration award or settlement reached between the parties to an arbitration under this chapter is considered to be a final determination of an appeal for purposes of Subchapter C, Chapter 42.