{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-558.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 558.001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this chapter, \"deaf or hearing impaired\" means having a hearing impairment, regardless of the existence of a speech impairment, that inhibits:\n(1) comprehension of an examination or proceeding; or\n(2) communication with others.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 558. INTERPRETERS FOR DEAF OR HEARING IMPAIRED PERSONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.558.htm#558.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c9b260f6c08efc2aedbf3d731a98f2290c6cdf95bdf5057d4495fe1314b1b45b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-557.023","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-558.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}