Texas Human Resources Code

§ 51.002 — DEFINITIONS

HR § 51.002Title 2. HUMAN SERVICES AND PROTECTIVE SERVICES IN GENERAL · Part E. SERVICES FOR FAMILIES · Ch. 51. FAMILY VIOLENCE CENTERS

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(1)"Dating relationship" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.0021(b), Family Code. (1-a) "Dating violence" means an act, other than a defensive measure to protect oneself, by an individual against another individual with whom the actor has or has had a dating relationship and that is:

(A)intended to result in physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault;

(B)a threat that reasonably places an individual in fear of imminent physical harm, bodily injury, assault, or sexual assault; or

(C)intended to inflict emotional harm, including an act of emotional abuse. (1-b) "Family" has the meaning assigned by Section 71.003, Family Code.

(2)"Family violence" means:

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Legislative history

Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 164 (S.B. 1841), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2024.