Tex. Gov't Code § 1434.002 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Agreement" includes a lease, contract, or lease-purchase agreement.
(2) "Institution of higher education" means:
(A) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college; or
(B) a private, nonprofit institution of higher education that is accredited by the recognized accrediting agency and is located and authorized to operate in this state, other than a private institution of higher education operated exclusively for sectarian purposes.
(3) "Public security" has the meaning assigned by Section 1201.002.
(4) "Recognized accrediting agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003, Education Code.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 227, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 237 (S.B. 1952), Sec. 2, eff. May 27, 2009.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.1434.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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