Tex. Educ. Code § 56.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this Chapter:
(1) "Institution of higher education" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code.
(2) "Governing board" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code.
(3) "Postsecondary educational institution" means any institution, public or private, which provides courses of instruction beyond that offered in secondary schools.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.56.htm
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- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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