Texas § ES.22.001 - APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS

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§ ES.22.001. APPLICABILITY OF DEFINITIONS

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.

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