§ 61.151 Authority to Operate and Develop Port Facilities
§ 61.152 Petition
§ 61.153 Hearing: Testimony
§ 61.154 Election Order
§ 61.155 Ballots
§ 61.156 Election Expense
§ 61.157 Declaration of Results
§ 61.158 Appointment of Commissioners
§ 61.159 Term of Office: Removal: Succession
§ 61.160 Qualifications; Compensation; Authority
§ 61.161 Eminent Domain
§ 61.162 Lease and Rental of Facilities
§ 61.163 Unimproved Land
§ 61.164 Franchises
§ 61.165 Franchise Election
§ 61.166 Ballots
§ 61.167 Election Result
§ 61.168 Petition Protesting Franchise
§ 61.169 Contracts
§ 61.170 Authority to Incur Debt
§ 61.171 Bonds
§ 61.172 Financing Purchases
§ 61.173 Election On the Purchase of Facilities
§ 61.174 Employees; County Auditor, Duties and Compensation
§ 61.175 Powers
§ 61.176 City Police Powers

Terms Used In Texas Water Code Chapter 61 > Subchapter E - Port Facilities

  • Beneficiary: A person who is entitled to receive the benefits or proceeds of a will, trust, insurance policy, retirement plan, annuity, or other contract. Source: OCC
  • Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Fraud: Intentional deception resulting in injury to another.
  • Joint session: When both chambers of a legislature adopt a concurrent resolution to meet together.
  • 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.
  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Population: means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Probation: A sentencing alternative to imprisonment in which the court releases convicted defendants under supervision as long as certain conditions are observed.
  • Real property: Land, and all immovable fixtures erected on, growing on, or affixed to the land.
  • Rule: includes regulation. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • 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
  • Uphold: The decision of an appellate court not to reverse a lower court decision.
  • Week: means seven consecutive days. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Written: includes any representation of words, letters, symbols, or figures. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • Year: means 12 consecutive months. See Texas Government Code 311.005