{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 51.002","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Child\" means an individual under 18 years of age.\n(2) \"Commission\" means the Texas Workforce Commission.\n(3) \"Delivery of newspapers\" means the distribution of newspapers on or the maintenance of a newspaper route. The term does not include direct sales of newspapers to the general public.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 648 (H.B. 2930), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE B. RESTRICTIONS ON LABOR","CHAPTER 51. EMPLOYMENT OF CHILDREN","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.51.htm#51.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"b5b14ffb80576fd3ded2726b3bc61742cfafc6199ff1341143072c2f2fe6870b","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-51.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}