Texas Government Code 497.001 – Texas Correctional Industries; Definitions
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(a) Texas Correctional Industries is an office in the department.
(b) In this subchapter and Subchapter B:
(1) “Office” means Texas Correctional Industries.
(2) “Articles and products” includes services provided through the use of work program participant labor.
(3) “Work program participant” means a person who:
(A) is an inmate confined in a facility operated by or under contract with the department or a defendant or releasee housed in a facility operated by or under contract with the department; and
(B) works at a job assigned by the office.
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 497.001
- Contract: A legal written agreement that becomes binding when signed.
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005