{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 21.001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter, \"deaf person\" means an individual who has a hearing impairment, regardless of whether the person also has a speech impairment, that inhibits the person's comprehension of proceedings or communication with others.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL","SUBTITLE B. TRIAL MATTERS","CHAPTER 21. INTERPRETERS","SUBCHAPTER A. INTERPRETERS FOR THE DEAF"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.21.htm#21.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"119ca9b9f395b45bb0f49b5d7595c2e26ff0783d80a291f12d3475fbabf79058","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-20.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-21.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}