Tex. Utilities Code § 57.021
This is the official text of Tex. Utilities Code § 57.021, part of Texas’s Utilities Code — regulates utility companies.
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§ 57.021. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this subchapter:
(1) "Distance learning" means an instruction, learning, or training resource, including video, data, voice, or electronic information, that is:
(A) used by an educational institution predominantly for instruction, learning, or training; and
(B) transmitted from a site to one or more other sites by a telecommunications service.
(2) "Educational institution" includes:
(A) an accredited primary or secondary school;
(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
(C) a private institution of higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
(D) the Texas Education Agency and its successors and assigns;
(E) a regional education service center established and operated in accordance with Chapter 8, Education Code; or
(F) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and its successors and assigns.
(3) "Library" means:
(A) a public library or regional library system as defined by Section 441.122, Government Code; or
(B) a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district.
(1) "Distance learning" means an instruction, learning, or training resource, including video, data, voice, or electronic information, that is:
(A) used by an educational institution predominantly for instruction, learning, or training; and
(B) transmitted from a site to one or more other sites by a telecommunications service.
(2) "Educational institution" includes:
(A) an accredited primary or secondary school;
(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
(C) a private institution of higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
(D) the Texas Education Agency and its successors and assigns;
(E) a regional education service center established and operated in accordance with Chapter 8, Education Code; or
(F) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and its successors and assigns.
(3) "Library" means:
(A) a public library or regional library system as defined by Section 441.122, Government Code; or
(B) a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district.
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