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Tex. Education Code § 12.051

This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 12.051, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.

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§ 12.051. DEFINITIONS.

Official statutory text

In this subchapter:

(1) "Parent" means the parent who is indicated on the student registration form at that school campus.

(2) "Board" and "board of trustees" mean the board of trustees of a school district or the governing body of a home-rule school district.

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