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Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Utilities Code § 58.252: DEFINITIONS.

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  1. UTILITIES CODE
  2. TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT
  3. SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES
  4. CHAPTER 58. INCENTIVE REGULATION
  5. SUBCHAPTER G. INFRASTRUCTURE COMMITMENT TO CERTAIN ENTITIES

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.

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.

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