Tex. Educ. Code § 88.1015 · Subchapter B. THE TEXAS FOREST SERVICE
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Director" means the director of the Texas Forest Service.
(2) "Wildfire" means any fire occurring on wildland or in a place where urban areas and rural areas meet. The term does not include a fire that constitutes controlled burning within the meaning of Section 28.01, Penal Code.
(3) "Wildland" means an area in which there is virtually no development except for:
(A) roads, railroads, transmission lines, and similar transportation facilities; or
(B) development related to use of the land for park purposes or for timberland or other agricultural purposes.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 209, Sec. 2, eff. May 19, 1993.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 52 (S.B. 646), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.
Source of truth
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.88.htm
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