Section 131.005 - Defenses(a) It is a defense to an action under this chapter that, at the time of the violation of the rule: (1) the rule was not a current rule of the national collegiate athletic association; or(2) the rule had been substantially changed by the national collegiate athletic association.(b) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.003 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:(1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;(2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association;(3) an employee of a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association; or(4) a student at a member institution of the regional collegiate athletic association.(c) It is a defense to an action under Section 131.004 that, at the time of the violation of the rule, the defendant was:(1) an employee of the national collegiate athletic association whose rule was violated;(2) an employee of the regional collegiate athletic association of which the institution is a member;(3) an employee of the institution; or(4) a student at the institution.Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 131.005
Added by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 1065, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1987.