Tex. Government Code § 414.001
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 414.001, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 414.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Council" means the Texas Crime Stoppers Council.
(2) "Crime stoppers organization" means:
(A) a private, nonprofit organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that accepts donations and expends funds for rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b); or
(B) a public organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that pays rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b).
(3) "Open-enrollment charter school" means a school that has been granted a charter under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.
(4) "School district" means a public school district created under the laws of this state.
(1) "Council" means the Texas Crime Stoppers Council.
(2) "Crime stoppers organization" means:
(A) a private, nonprofit organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that accepts donations and expends funds for rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b); or
(B) a public organization that is operated on a local or statewide level, that pays rewards to persons who submit tips under Section 414.0015(a), and that forwards the information received from tips to the appropriate law enforcement agency, school district, or open-enrollment charter school as provided by Section 414.0015(b).
(3) "Open-enrollment charter school" means a school that has been granted a charter under Subchapter D, Chapter 12, Education Code.
(4) "School district" means a public school district created under the laws of this state.
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