Tex. Est. Code Section 22.001
Applicability of Definitions

(a)

Except as provided by Subsection (b), the definition for a term provided by this chapter applies in this code unless a different meaning of the term is otherwise apparent from the context in which the term is used.

(b)

If Title 3 provides a definition for a term that is different from the definition provided by this chapter, the definition for the term provided by Title 3 applies in that title.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093), Sec. 6.005, eff. January 1, 2014.

Source: Section 22.001 — Applicability of Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/ES/htm/ES.­22.­htm#22.­001 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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