{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-425.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 425.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Commission\" means the Health and Human Services Commission.\n(2) \"Fund\" means the peace officer wellness fund.\n(3) \"Law enforcement agency\" means a state agency or political subdivision of this state that employs at least 20 peace officers described by Article 2.12(1), (3), (4), (8), or (10), Code of Criminal Procedure, to answer emergency calls for service or conduct patrol operations, traffic enforcement, or criminal investigations.\n(4) \"Violent incident\" means an incident involving a peace officer that occurs while the officer is performing official duties and that poses a substantial risk of serious harm to the officer's mental health or well-being, including responding to a homicide, suicide, or fatal motor vehicle collision.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 615 (H.B. 3858), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2023.\nAmended by:\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 204 (H.B. 1620), Sec. 8.016, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC PROTECTION","CHAPTER 425. PEACE OFFICER WELLNESS PROGRAM","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.425.htm#425.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"d08be664dc720dc0a4532c4583a45cb8cb9ca661f16754e8268314a5ac701674","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-424.155","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-425.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}