DEFINITIONS.
Tex. HEALTH & SAFETY Code § 89.101.
in effectIn this subchapter:
(1) "Corrections facility" means:
(A) a jail or community corrections facility, without regard to whether the jail or facility satisfies the requirements of Section 89.002 ;
(B) any correctional facility operated by or under contract with a division of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice; or
(C) a detention facility operated by the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
(2) "Offender" means a juvenile or adult who is arrested or charged with a criminal offense.
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 348, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.