DEFINITION.
Tex. CIV. PRAC. & REM Code § 129C.001.
in effectIn this chapter, "act of sexual abuse" means conduct described by:
(1) Section 261.001 (1)(E), (F), (G), (H), (K), or (L), Family Code; or
(2) one or more of the following penal laws:
(A) indecency with a child under Section 21.11 , Penal Code;
(B) sexual assault under Section 22.011 , Penal Code;
(C) aggravated sexual assault under Section 22.021 , Penal Code;
(D) sexual performance by a child under Section 43.25 , Penal Code;
(E) trafficking of persons under Section 20A.02 (a)(3), (4), (7), or (8), Penal Code; and
(F) compelling prostitution under Section 43.05 , Penal Code.
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 777 (S.B. 835 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2025.