Texas Statutes
§ 14.001 — DEFINITIONS.
Texas § 14.001
JurisdictionTexas
Code CPCivil Practice and Remedies Code
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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code Code Ann. § 14.001 (2026).
Text
Sec. 14.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1)"Claim" means a cause of action governed by this chapter.
(2)"Department" means the Texas Department of Criminal Justice.
(3)"Inmate" means a person housed in a secure correctional facility.
(4)"Secure correctional facility" has the meaning assigned by Section 1.07 , Penal Code.
(5)"Trust account" means an inmate's trust account administered by the department under Section 501.014 , Government Code, by a facility under contract with the department, or by a jail.
(6)"Unsworn declaration" means a document executed in accordance with Chapter 132 .
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Legislative History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 378, Sec. 2, eff. June 8, 1995.
Nearby Sections
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§ 14.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 14.002
SCOPE OF CHAPTER.§ 14.003
DISMISSAL OF CLAIM.§ 14.007
OTHER COSTS.§ 14.008
HEARING.§ 14.009
SUBMISSION OF EVIDENCE.§ 14.010
DISMISSAL OF CLAIM.§ 14.011
EFFECT ON OTHER CLAIMS.§ 14.012
QUESTIONNAIRE.§ 140.001
DEFINITIONS.§ 140.002
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