{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2053.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2053.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"State agency\" means a board, commission, department, office, or other agency, except a university system or institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code, that:\n(A) is in the executive branch of state government;\n(B) has statewide authority; and\n(C) is created by the constitution or by statute.\n(2) \"Functional area\" means one of the following areas of concern to state government:\n(A) natural resources;\n(B) health and human resources;\n(C) education;\n(D) economic development and transportation;\n(E) agriculture;\n(F) public protection;\n(G) consumer protection;\n(H) work force; or\n(I) any other area in which the governor appoints an interagency planning council under Section 772.003.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE B. INFORMATION AND PLANNING","CHAPTER 2053. REPORT BY GOVERNOR ON ORGANIZATION AND EFFICIENCY OF STATE AGENCIES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2053.htm#2053.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2d29c15fb6a85f256fe2c6e8fa55b6c3fafce0de6f79dfa1824205607eecfde8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2052.304","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2053.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}