The following words and terms, when used in this subchapter,
shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates
otherwise:
(1) Affinity--Relationship between individuals based
on being married or the fact that the spouse of one of the individuals
is related by consanguinity to the other individual. The ending of
a marriage ends relationships by affinity unless a child of that marriage
is living, in which case the affinity continues as long as a child
of that marriage lives. These relationships are named as follows:
(A) 1st Degree--Spouse, spouse's child, spouse's mother
or father, child's spouse, parent's spouse.
(B) 2nd Degree--Spouse's brother or sister, spouse's
grandparent, spouse's grandchild, brother or sister's spouse, grandparent's
spouse, grandchild's spouse.
(2) Board or Coordinating Board--the Texas Higher Education
Coordinating Board.
(3) Consanguinity--Relationship between individuals
based on being descendants of one another or sharing a common ancestor.
An adopted child is considered to be a child of the adoptive parent.
These relationships are named as follows:
(A) 1st Degree--Mother, father, daughter, son.
(B) 2nd Degree--Brother, sister, grandparent, grandchild.
(C) 3rd Degree--Great-grandparent, great-grandchild,
uncle (brother of parent), aunt (sister of parent), nephew (son of
brother or sister), niece (daughter of brother or sister).
(4) Institution of Higher Education--A public institution
of higher education as defined in Texas Education Code Chapter 61, §61.003.
(5) Scholarship--An award of gift aid that does not
have to be repaid by the student or earned through service or performance.
(6) University System--The association of one or more
public senior colleges or universities, medical or dental units or
other agencies of higher education under the policy direction of a
single governing board.
(7) Within the Second Degree by Affinity--A circumstance
in which a person is a spouse, spouse's child, spouse's mother or
father, child's spouse, parent's spouse, spouse's brother or sister,
spouse's grandparent, spouse's grandchild, brother or sister's spouse,
grandparent's spouse, grandchild's spouse.
(8) Within the Third Degree by Consanguinity--A circumstance
in which a person is a parent, child, brother, sister, grandparent,
grandchild, great-grandparent, great-grandchild, aunt who is a sister
of a parent of the individual, uncle who is a brother of a parent
of the individual, nephew who is a child of a brother or sister of
the individual, or niece who is a child of a brother or sister of
the individual of an individual. An adopted child is considered to
be a child of the adoptive parent for this purpose.
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