The following words and terms when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise:
  (1) Board--The Veterans Land Board of the State of Texas.
  (2) Bona fide resident--An individual living within the State of Texas, with the intent to remain in Texas.
  (3) Chairman--The commissioner of the General Land Office who is also chairman of the Veterans Land Board.
  (4) Covenants--The bond covenants undertaken by the Veterans Land Board in association with the sale of bonds.
  (5) Fund--The State Veterans Home Fund, which is comprised of the proceeds from the sale of bonds issued for the purpose of acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of a state veterans home or homes, revenues derived from the operation of one or more state veterans homes, and the proceeds from other sources which are used for the acquisition, construction, operation and maintenance of a state veterans home or homes.
  (6) Operator--The entity under contract with the Board to manage a State Veterans Home or Homes.
  (7) Spouse --Means a person of the opposite sex who is a wife or husband.
  (8) Surviving spouse--A person of the opposite sex who was the spouse of a veteran at the time of the veteran's death, and who lived with the veteran continuously from the date of marriage to the date of the veteran's death (except where there was a separation which was due to the misconduct of, or procured by, the veteran without fault of the spouse) and who has not remarried or (in cases not involving remarriage) has not since the death of the veteran, and after September 19, 1962, lived with another person and held himself or herself out openly to the public to be the spouse of such other person.
  (9) State Veterans Home (SVH)--Retirement home, retirement village, home for the aging, or other facility that furnishes shelter, food, medical attention, nursing services, medical services, social activities, or other personal services or attention to veterans.
  (10) DADS--Texas Department of Aging and Disability Services.
  (11) USDVA--The United States Department of Veterans Affairs or any successor thereto.

Source Note: The provisions of this §176.1 adopted to be effective November 24, 1997, 22 TexReg 11092; amended to be effective April 12, 2001, 26 TexReg 2750; amended to be effective March 19, 2008, 33 TexReg 2320