Tex. Gov't Code Section 3106.001
Definitions

In this chapter:

(1)

“Emergency medical first responder” means an employee or volunteer of the state, a political subdivision, or an emergency medical services provider who provides urgent on-site medical care to the sick or injured.

(2)

“Firefighter” includes a volunteer firefighter.

(3)

“Peace officer” means a peace officer commissioned by the state or a political subdivision of the state under Article 2.12 (Who Are Peace Officers), Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.

(3)

“Peace officer” means a peace officer commissioned by the state or a political subdivision of the state under Article 2A.001 (Peace Officers Generally), Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.

(4)

“Next of kin” means the relative in the nearest degree of relationship to a deceased person, including the person’s spouse, child, parent, or sibling.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.
Renumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.001 (Purpose of Monument) by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001 (Juvenile Jurisdiction)(43), eff. September 1, 2005.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.120, eff. January 1, 2025.

Source: Section 3106.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­3106.­htm#3106.­001 (accessed Apr. 29, 2024).

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