Tex. Local Government Code § 172.003
This is the official text of Tex. Local Government Code § 172.003, part of Texas’s Local Government Code — governs the powers and operations of Texas cities and counties.
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§ 172.003. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Affiliated service contractor" means an organization qualified for exemption under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)), as amended, that provides governmental or quasi-governmental services on behalf of a political subdivision and derives more than 25 percent of its gross revenues from grants or funding from the political subdivision.
(2) "Employee" means a person who works at least 20 hours a week for a political subdivision.
(3) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, school district, junior college district, housing authority, or other political subdivision of this state or any other state.
(1) "Affiliated service contractor" means an organization qualified for exemption under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)), as amended, that provides governmental or quasi-governmental services on behalf of a political subdivision and derives more than 25 percent of its gross revenues from grants or funding from the political subdivision.
(2) "Employee" means a person who works at least 20 hours a week for a political subdivision.
(3) "Political subdivision" means a county, municipality, special district, school district, junior college district, housing authority, or other political subdivision of this state or any other state.
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