Texas Government Code 610.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Government Code 610.001
- 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
- Statute: A law passed by a legislature.
In this chapter:
(1) “Program administrator” means:
(A) for a state employee employed by The University of Texas System or The Texas A&M University System, the applicable system; or
(B) for every other state employee, the Employees Retirement System of Texas.
(2) “School district” has the meaning assigned by § 11.13, Tax Code.
(3) “School district employee” means a person who receives compensation for service performed, other than as an independent contractor, for a school district.
(4) “State agency” means:
(A) a board, commission, department, office, or other agency that is in the executive branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute of the state, including an institution of higher education as defined by § 61.003, Education Code;
(B) the legislature or a legislative agency; or
(C) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.
(5) “State employee” means:
(A) a person who receives compensation for service performed, other than as an independent contractor, for a state agency; or
(B) a district judge.