Tex. Fam. Code § 71.005 : FAMILY CODE — PROTECTIVE ORDERS AND FAMILY VIOLENCE — GENERAL PROVISIONS — DEFINITIONS — Household TEXT PDF "Household" means a unit composed of persons living together in the same dwelling, without regard to whether they are related to each other. Tex. Fam. Code § 71.005 Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 34, Sec. 1, eff. 5/5/1997.