Texas Statutes

§ 33.020 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 33.020
JurisdictionTexas
Code EDEducation Code

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Tex. Education Code Code Ann. § 33.020 (2026).

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Sec. 33.020. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1)"Harmful material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.24 , Penal Code.
(2)"Indecent content" means content that portrays sexual or excretory organs or activities in a way that is patently offensive.
(3)"Library material" means any book, record, file, or other instrument or document in a school district's library catalog. The term does not include instructional material, as defined by Section 31.002 , or materials procured for the TexShare consortium under Subchapter M , Chapter 441 , Government Code.
(4)"Profane content" means content that includes grossly offensive language that is considered a public nuisance.

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (S.B. 13 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.

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