{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2401.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2401.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Disaster\" has the meaning assigned by Section 418.004.\n(2) \"Governmental entity\" means:\n(A) this state;\n(B) a board, commission, council, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government that is created by the state constitution or a statute, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;\n(C) the legislature or a legislative agency;\n(D) a state judicial agency or the State Bar of Texas;\n(E) a political subdivision of this state, including a county, municipality, or special district or authority; or\n(F) an officer, employee, or agent of an entity described by Paragraphs (A) through (E).\n(3) \"Person\" has the meaning assigned by Section 311.005, except the term does not include:\n(A) an employee of a governmental entity acting within the employee's scope of employment; or\n(B) a contractor of a governmental entity acting within the scope of the contract.\n(4) \"Religious organization\" means an organization open to the public that is a religious organization under Section 110.011(b), Civil Practice and Remedies Code.\nAdded by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 920 (H.B. 525), Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2021.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE H. PROHIBITED ADVERSE ACTIONS BY GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 2401. PROTECTION OF RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2401.htm#2401.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"ef4bf173dc26096c6d896255b66d512c5a2b4dc2c304ce0052b40fdc713db443","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2400.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2401.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}