Sec. 53.001.  DEFINITIONS.  In this chapter:
(1)  "Department" means the Department of Family and Protective Services.
(2)  "Veteran" means a person who has served in:
(A)  the army, navy, air force, coast guard, or marine corps of the United States;
(B)  the state military forces as defined by Section 431.001, Government Code; or
(C)  an auxiliary service of one of those branches of the armed forces.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (H.B. 19), Sec. 1, eff. June 4, 2015.