Texas Government Code 2254.002 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 2254.002
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
In this subchapter:
(1) “Governmental entity” means:
(A) a state agency or department;
(B) a district, authority, county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state;
(C) a local government corporation or another entity created by or acting on behalf of a political subdivision in the planning and design of a construction project; or
(D) a publicly owned utility.
(2) “Professional services” means services:
(A) within the scope of the practice, as defined by state law, of:
(i) accounting;
(ii) architecture;
(iii) landscape architecture;
(iv) land surveying;
(v) medicine;
(vi) optometry;
(vii) professional engineering;
(viii) real estate appraising;
(ix) professional nursing; or
(x) forensic science;
(B) provided in connection with the professional employment or practice of a person who is licensed or registered as:
(i) a certified public accountant;
(ii) an architect;
(iii) a landscape architect;
(iv) a land surveyor;
(v) a physician, including a surgeon;
(vi) an optometrist;
(vii) a professional engineer;
(viii) a state certified or state licensed real estate appraiser;
(ix) a registered nurse; or
(x) a forensic analyst or forensic science expert; or
(C) provided by a person lawfully engaged in interior design, regardless of whether the person is registered as an interior designer under Chapter 1053, Occupations Code.