{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-56.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Education Code § 56.003","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this Chapter:\n(1) \"Institution of higher education\" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code.\n(2) \"Governing board\" has the same meaning as is assigned to it by Section 61.003 of this code.\n(3) \"Postsecondary educational institution\" means any institution, public or private, which provides courses of instruction beyond that offered in secondary schools.\nAdded by Acts 1975, 64th Leg., p. 2323, ch. 720, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1975.","path":["EDUCATION CODE","TITLE 3. HIGHER EDUCATION","SUBTITLE A. HIGHER EDUCATION IN GENERAL","CHAPTER 56. STUDENT FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.56.htm#56.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:05Z","sha256":"2144b1f5ac9a4a789eb343585c0dc4894c51a350a99626c3c9a58a578cc59c85","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-56.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-education-code-56.0035"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}