§ 11.401 Scope of Subchapter
§ 11.402 Appointment and Authority of Watermaster
§ 11.403 Compensation of Watermaster
§ 11.404 Expenses and Assessment of Costs of Watermaster
§ 11.405 Failure to Pay Assessed Costs
§ 11.406 Judicial Custody of Water During Appeal
§ 11.407 Allocation and Distribution of Water During Appeal
§ 11.408 Retention of Watermaster During Appeal
§ 11.409 Violations of Court Orders

Terms Used In Texas Water Code Chapter 11 > Subchapter H - Court-Appointed Watermaster

  • 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.
  • Equitable: Pertaining to civil suits in "equity" rather than in "law." In English legal history, the courts of "law" could order the payment of damages and could afford no other remedy. See damages. A separate court of "equity" could order someone to do something or to cease to do something. See, e.g., injunction. In American jurisprudence, the federal courts have both legal and equitable power, but the distinction is still an important one. For example, a trial by jury is normally available in "law" cases but not in "equity" cases. Source: U.S. Courts
  • Jurisdiction: (1) The legal authority of a court to hear and decide a case. Concurrent jurisdiction exists when two courts have simultaneous responsibility for the same case. (2) The geographic area over which the court has authority to decide cases.
  • Litigation: A case, controversy, or lawsuit. Participants (plaintiffs and defendants) in lawsuits are called litigants.
  • Trial: A hearing that takes place when the defendant pleads "not guilty" and witnesses are required to come to court to give evidence.