Texas § GV.92.001 - DEFINITIONS

§ GV.92.001. DEFINITIONS

DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "At-risk individual" means: (A) a judge, as defined by Section 33.001 ; (B) a federal judge, as defined by Section 411.201 , who resides in this state; (C) a court clerk; or (D) an employee of a state court, a court clerk, the office, or another agency in the judicial branch of state government. (2) "Court clerk" means the clerk of a state court. (3) "Covered information": (A) means: (i) a home address, including primary and secondary residences; (ii) a home or personal telephone number, including a mobile telephone number, used exclusively for purposes other than a business or commercial purpose; (iii) an e-mail address; (iv) a social security number or driver's license number; (v) bank account, credit card, or debit card information; (vi) a license plate number or other unique identifier of a vehicle owned, leased, or regularly used; (vii) the identity of a child younger than 18 years of age; (viii) a person's date of birth; (ix) information regarding current or future school or day care attendance, including the name or address of the school or day care, schedules of attendance, or routes taken to or from the school or day care; (x) employment information, including the name or address of the employer, employment schedules, or routes taken to or from the employer's location; and (xi) photographs or videos that reveal information listed in Subparagraphs (i)-(x); and (B) does not include: (i) information regarding employment with a state agency; or (ii) the display of a property address on a real estate or mapping Internet website, provided the address is not displayed in connection with ownership, occupancy, or other personal identifying information. (4) "Data broker" has the meaning assigned by Section 509.001 , Business & Commerce Code, as added by Chapter 963 (S.B. 2105), Acts of the 88th Legislature, Regular Session, 2023. The term does not include a commercial entity that: (A) is engaged in the business of: (i) reporting, news-gathering, speaking, or engaging in other activities intended to inform the public on matters of public interest or public concern; (ii) providing 411 directory assistance or directory information services, including name, address, and telephone number, on behalf of or as a function of a telecommunications carrier; (iii) using personal information internally, by providing access to businesses under common ownership or affiliated by corporate control, or selling or providing data for a transaction or service requested by or concerning the individual whose personal information is being transferred; (iv) providing publicly available information using real-time or near real-time alert services for health or safety purposes; or (v) collecting and selling or licensing covered information incidental to conducting the activities described by this subdivision; or (B) is engaged in business as: (i) a consumer reporting agency subject to Chapter 20 , Business & Commerce Code, and the Fair Credit Reporting Act (15 U.S.C. Section 1681 et seq.); (ii) a financial institution subject to the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (Pub. L. No. 106-102) and regulations implementing that Act; or (iii) a covered entity for purposes of the privacy regulations promulgated under Section 264(c), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (42 U.S.C. Section 1320d-2 note). (5) "Immediate family member" means an individual related to another individual within the first degree by consanguinity or affinity, as described by Subchapter B , Chapter 573 . The term includes a foster child, ward, legal dependent, or individual residing in the same household. (6) "Office" means the Office of Court Administration of the Texas Judicial System. (7) "Person" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07 , Penal Code. (8) "State agency" means a public entity in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government. (9) "State court" means: (A) the supreme court or the court of criminal appeals; (B) an appellate court, district court, or division of the business court; (C) a county court, constitutional county court, statutory county court, or statutory probate court; (D) a justice court; or (E) a municipal court. Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 672 (H.B. 5081 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025. Amended by: Acts 2025, 89th Leg., 2nd C.S., Ch. 7 (H.B. 16 ), Sec. 15.06, eff. December 4, 2025.