Tex. Gov't Code § 2051.152 · Subchapter E. UNIFORM ELECTRONIC LEGAL MATERIAL ACT
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this subchapter:
(1) "Electronic" means relating to technology having electrical, digital, magnetic, wireless, optical, electromagnetic, or similar capabilities.
(2) "Legal material" means, whether or not in effect:
(A) the constitution of this state;
(B) the general or special laws passed in a regular or special session of the Texas Legislature; and
(C) a state agency rule adopted in accordance with Chapter 2001.
(3) "Official publisher" means:
(A) for legal material described by Subdivision (2)(A), the Texas Legislative Council; and
(B) for legal material described by Subdivision (2)(B) or (C), the secretary of state.
(4) "Publish" means displaying, presenting, or releasing to the public, or causing to be displayed, presented, or released to the public, legal material by the official publisher.
(5) "Record" means information that is inscribed on a tangible medium or that is stored in an electronic or other medium and is retrievable in perceivable form.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 159 (H.B. 402), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2051.htm
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- Composed by
- 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
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.