# Tex. Education Code § 26.002: DEFINITION

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.002

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Education Code § 26.002
- **Heading:** DEFINITION
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code ed / Chapter 26 / Section 26.002

## Text

In this chapter, "parent" includes a person standing in parental relation. The term does not include a person as to whom the parent-child relationship has been terminated or a person not entitled to possession of or access to a child under a court order. Except as provided by federal law, all rights of a parent under Title 2 of this code and all educational rights under Sections 151.001(a)(10) and (11), Family Code, shall be exercised by a student who is 18 years of age or older or whose disabilities of minority have been removed for general purposes under Chapter 31, Family Code, unless the student has been determined to be incompetent or the student's rights have been otherwise restricted by a court order.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Education Code § 26.001 § 26.001. PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.001.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.002 § 26.002. DEFINITION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.002.md)
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- [Tex. Education Code § 26.004 § 26.004. ACCESS TO STUDENT RECORDS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.004.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.005 § 26.005. ACCESS TO STATE ASSESSMENTS AND ASSESSMENT RESULTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.005.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.006 § 26.006. ACCESS TO TEACHING MATERIALS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.006.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.007 § 26.007. ACCESS TO BOARD MEETINGS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.007.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.008 § 26.008. RIGHT TO FULL INFORMATION CONCERNING STUDENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.008.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.009 § 26.009. CONSENT REQUIRED FOR CERTAIN ACTIVITIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.009.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.010 § 26.010. EXEMPTION FROM INSTRUCTION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.010.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.011 § 26.011. GRIEVANCES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.011.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.012 § 26.012. FEE FOR COPIES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.012.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.013 § 26.013. STUDENT DIRECTORY INFORMATION.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.013.md)
- [Tex. Education Code § 26.015 § 26.015. POSTING OF INFORMATION REGARDING ADMINISTRATOR RESPONSIBLE FOR STUDENT DISCIPLINE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Ced_C26_S26.015.md)

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