{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-57.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Utilities Code § 57.021","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Distance learning\" means an instruction, learning, or training resource, including video, data, voice, or electronic information, that is:\n(A) used by an educational institution predominantly for instruction, learning, or training; and\n(B) transmitted from a site to one or more other sites by a telecommunications service.\n(2) \"Educational institution\" includes:\n(A) an accredited primary or secondary school;\n(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;\n(C) a private institution of higher education accredited by a recognized accrediting agency as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;\n(D) the Texas Education Agency and its successors and assigns;\n(E) a regional education service center established and operated in accordance with Chapter 8, Education Code; or\n(F) the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board and its successors and assigns.\n(3) \"Library\" means:\n(A) a public library or regional library system as defined by Section 441.122, Government Code; or\n(B) a library operated by an institution of higher education or a school district.\nActs 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 166, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.","path":["UTILITIES CODE","TITLE 2. PUBLIC UTILITY REGULATORY ACT","SUBTITLE C. TELECOMMUNICATIONS UTILITIES","CHAPTER 57. DISTANCE LEARNING AND OTHER ADVANCED SERVICES","SUBCHAPTER B. DISTANCE LEARNING AND INFORMATION SHARING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/UT/htm/UT.57.htm#57.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:45Z","sha256":"3a981f945b70b401e117df56ec36ee1406cc3b1dd6194904a812b4ba6213bda2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-57.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-utilities-code-57.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}