Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98A.001
This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 98A.001, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.
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§ 98A.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Advertisement" means any communication that promotes a commercial product or service, including a communication on an Internet website operated for a commercial purpose.
(1-a) "Aggravated online promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.041, Penal Code.
(2) "Aggravated promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.04, Penal Code.
(3) "Compelled prostitution" means prostitution resulting from compelling prostitution.
(4) "Compelling prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.05, Penal Code.
(4-a) "Online promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.031, Penal Code.
(5) "Promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.03, Penal Code.
(6) "Prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.02, Penal Code.
(7) "Victim of compelled prostitution" and "victim" mean a person who commits prostitution as a result of another person's compelling prostitution.
(1) "Advertisement" means any communication that promotes a commercial product or service, including a communication on an Internet website operated for a commercial purpose.
(1-a) "Aggravated online promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.041, Penal Code.
(2) "Aggravated promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.04, Penal Code.
(3) "Compelled prostitution" means prostitution resulting from compelling prostitution.
(4) "Compelling prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.05, Penal Code.
(4-a) "Online promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.031, Penal Code.
(5) "Promotion of prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.03, Penal Code.
(6) "Prostitution" means conduct that constitutes an offense under Section 43.02, Penal Code.
(7) "Victim of compelled prostitution" and "victim" mean a person who commits prostitution as a result of another person's compelling prostitution.
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