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Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2273.001. Definitions

Current as of January 01, 2024 | Updated by Findlaw Staff

In this chapter:

(1) “Abortion” has the meaning assigned by Section 245.002, Health and Safety Code.

(1-a) “Abortion assistance entity” means a person that procures or facilitates a woman's procurement of an abortion by engaging in any of the following acts:

(A) offering or providing money to pay for, reimburse, or offset the costs of obtaining an abortion or the costs incurred by or associated with seeking an abortion, regardless of the location at which the abortion occurs;

(B) paying for, planning, or executing plans for travel accommodations, including transportation, meals, or lodging, with the intent of facilitating the procurement of an abortion, regardless of the location at which the abortion occurs;

(C) offering, providing, or paying for any type of service or logistical support, including child care or abortion doula services, to facilitate the procurement of an abortion;  or

(D) collecting or distributing an abortion-inducing drug, as that term is defined by Section 171.061, Health and Safety Code, to increase access to those drugs.

(2) “Abortion provider” means a person who performs or induces an abortion.

(3) “Affiliate” means a person or entity who enters into with another person or entity a legal relationship created or governed by at least one written instrument, including a certificate of formation, a franchise agreement, standards of affiliation, bylaws, or a license, that demonstrates:

(A) common ownership, management, or control between the parties to the relationship;

(B) a franchise granted by the person or entity to the affiliate;  or

(C) the granting or extension of a license or other agreement authorizing the affiliate to use the other person's or entity's brand name, trademark, service mark, or other registered identification mark.

(4) “Governmental entity” means this state, a state agency in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government, or a political subdivision of this state.

(5) “Taxpayer resource transaction” means a sale, purchase, lease, donation of money, goods, services, or real property, or any other transaction between a governmental entity and a private entity that provides to the private entity something of value derived from state or local tax revenue, regardless of whether the governmental entity receives something of value in return.  The term does not include the provision of basic public services, including fire and police protection and utilities, by a governmental entity to an abortion provider or affiliate in the same manner as the entity provides the services to the general public.  The term includes advocacy or lobbying by or on behalf of a governmental entity on behalf of the interests of an abortion provider or affiliate, but does not include:

(A) an officer or employee of a governmental entity providing information to a member of the legislature or appearing before a legislative committee at the request of the member or committee;

(B) an elected official advocating for or against or otherwise influencing or attempting to influence the outcome of legislation pending before the legislature while acting in the capacity of an elected official;  or

(C) an individual speaking as a private citizen on a matter of public concern.

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