1. (a) Dating violence--abuse or violence, or a threat of abuse or violence, against a person with whom the actor has or has had a social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature.
2. (b) Postsecondary educational institution--an institution of higher education or a private or independent institution of higher education, as those terms are defined by Texas Education Code, §61.003.
3. (c) Sexual assault--sexual contact or intercourse with a person without the person's consent, including sexual contact or intercourse against the person's will or in a circumstance in which the person is incapable of consenting to the contact or intercourse.

4. (d) Sexual harassment--unwelcome, sex-based verbal or physical conduct that:

   1. (1) in the employment context, unreasonably interferes with a person's work performance or creates an intimidating, hostile, or offensive work environment; or
   2. (2) in the education context, is sufficiently severe, persistent, or pervasive that the conduct interferes with a student's ability to participate in or benefit from educational programs or activities at a postsecondary educational institution.
5. (e) Stalking--a course of conduct directed at a person that would cause a reasonable person to fear for the person's safety or to suffer substantial emotional distress.

Source Note:The provisions of this §3.13 adopted to be effective November 29, 2017, 42 TexReg 6622.