# Tex. Government Code § 499.021: DEFINITIONS

> Texas · Statutes · In force

URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.021

## Section

- **Citation:** Tex. Government Code § 499.021
- **Heading:** DEFINITIONS
- **Jurisdiction:** Texas
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** TX Code / Code gv / Chapter 499 / Section 499.021

## Text

In this subchapter:

(1) "Capacity" means the greatest density of inmates in relation to space available for inmate housing in the institutional division that is in compliance with standards for prison population established by the board.

(2) "Intensive supervision parole" means a parole supervision program established by the department under Section 508.317.

(3) "Objective parole criteria" means criminal and social history variables that have been shown statistically to be reliable indicators of the probability of favorable outcome on release.

## Nearby sections

- [Tex. Government Code § 499.001 § 499.001. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.001.md)
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- [Tex. Government Code § 499.005 § 499.005. TRANSFER TO PAROLE STATUS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.005.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.007 § 499.007. LEGISLATIVE INTENT.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.007.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.0021 § 499.0021. TRANSFER OF REVOKED DEFENDANTS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.0021.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.021 § 499.021. DEFINITIONS.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.021.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.022 § 499.022. PURPOSE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.022.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.023 § 499.023. INAPPLICABILITY.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.023.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.024 § 499.024. CALCULATION OF AVAILABLE SPACE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.024.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.025 § 499.025. AWARD OF ADMINISTRATIVE GOOD CONDUCT TIME; ADVANCEMENT OF PAROLE ELIGIBILITY DATE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.025.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.026 § 499.026. RELEASE PROCEDURE.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.026.md)
- [Tex. Government Code § 499.027 § 499.027. ELIGIBLE INMATES.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_TX_Cgv_C499_S499.027.md)

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