{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-3106.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 3106.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Emergency medical first responder\" means an employee or volunteer of the state, a political subdivision, or an emergency medical services provider who provides urgent on-site medical care to the sick or injured.\n(2) \"Firefighter\" includes a volunteer firefighter.\n(3) \"Peace officer\" means a peace officer commissioned by the state or a political subdivision of the state under Article 2A.001, Code of Criminal Procedure, or other law.\n(4) \"Next of kin\" means the relative in the nearest degree of relationship to a deceased person, including the person's spouse, child, parent, or sibling.\nAdded by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 614, Sec. 2, eff. June 20, 2003.\nRenumbered from Government Code, Section 3105.001 by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 728 (H.B. 2018), Sec. 23.001(43), eff. September 1, 2005.\nAmended by:\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 585 (S.B. 877), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 4504), Sec. 2.120, eff. January 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 11. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS; PRESERVATION","SUBTITLE A. STATE SYMBOLS AND HONORS","CHAPTER 3106. STAR OF TEXAS AWARDS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.3106.htm#3106.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"e916b8f4e6dd411ced5843b5713a8d3a153423cabe03e22b10826b07d6f52040","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-3105.007","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-3106.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}