Tex. Government Code § 315.002
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 315.002, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 315.002. DEFINITION.
Official statutory text
In this chapter, "state agency" means:
(1) any department, commission, board, office, or other agency that:
(A) is in the executive branch of state government;
(B) has authority that is not limited to a geographical portion of the state; and
(C) was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; or
(2) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college or community college.
(1) any department, commission, board, office, or other agency that:
(A) is in the executive branch of state government;
(B) has authority that is not limited to a geographical portion of the state; and
(C) was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; or
(2) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, other than a public junior college or community college.
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