Texas § 58.252 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 58.252 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 58.252

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Tex. Utilities Code Code Ann. § 58.252 (2026).

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Sec. 58.252. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1)"Educational institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 57.021 . (1-a) "Health center" means a federally qualified health center service delivery site.

(2)"Library" means:

(A)a public library or regional library system as those terms are defined by Section 441.122 , Government Code;

(B)a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district; or

(C)a library operated by a nonprofit corporation as defined by Section 441.221 (3), Government Code.

(3)"Private network services" means:

(A)broadband digital service that is capable of providing transmission speeds of 45 megabits a second or greater for customer applications; and

(B)other customized or packaged network services.

(4)"Telemedicine center" means a fa

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Sec. 58.252. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Educational institution" has the meaning assigned by Section 57.021 .
(1-a) "Health center" means a federally qualified health center service delivery site.
(2) "Library" means:
(A) a public library or regional library system as those terms are defined by Section 441.122 , Government Code;
(B) a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district; or
(C) a library operated by a nonprofit corporation as defined by Section 441.221 (3), Government Code.
(3) "Private network services" means:
(A) broadband digital service that is capable of providing transmission speeds of 45 megabits a second or greater for customer applications; and
(B) other customized or packaged network services.
(4) "Telemedicine center" means a facility that is equipped to transmit, by video, data, or voice service, medical information for the diagnosis or treatment of illness or disease and that is:
(A) owned or operated by a public or not-for-profit hospital, including an academic health center; or
(B) owned by one or more state-licensed health care practitioners and operated on a nonprofit basis.

Legislative History

Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by: Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 831 (H.B. 735 ), Sec. 11, eff. September 1, 2008. Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 773 ), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.