Tex. Education Code § 8.008
This is the official text of Tex. Education Code § 8.008, part of Texas’s Education Code — governs public schools and universities in Texas.
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§ 8.008. APPLICABILITY OF CERTAIN LAWS RELATING TO POLITICAL ACTIVITIES.
Official statutory text
A regional education service center and each center employee is subject to Chapter 556, Government Code, and for purposes of that chapter:
(1) the center is considered to be a state agency; and
(2) each center employee is considered to be a state employee.
(1) the center is considered to be a state agency; and
(2) each center employee is considered to be a state employee.
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