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Terms Used In Texas Government Code 317.001

  • Appropriation: The provision of funds, through an annual appropriations act or a permanent law, for federal agencies to make payments out of the Treasury for specified purposes. The formal federal spending process consists of two sequential steps: authorization

In this subchapter:
(1) “Appropriation” means a grant of money made by the legislature for a purpose other than the payment of a judgment or a preexisting debt incurred by the state.
(2) “State agency” means a public entity in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government eligible under law to receive an appropriation.