DEFINITIONS.
Tex. EDUC Code § 33.020.
in effectIn this subchapter:
(1) "Harmful material" has the meaning assigned by Section 43.24 , Penal Code.
(2) "Indecent content" means content that portrays sexual or excretory organs or activities in a way that is patently offensive.
(3) "Library material" means any book, record, file, or other instrument or document in a school district's library catalog. The term does not include instructional material, as defined by Section 31.002 , or materials procured for the TexShare consortium under Subchapter M , Chapter 441 , Government Code.
(4) "Profane content" means content that includes grossly offensive language that is considered a public nuisance.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1126 (S.B. 13 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.