{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-317.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 317.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(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.\n(2) \"State agency\" means a public entity in the executive, judicial, or legislative branch of state government eligible under law to receive an appropriation.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., 2nd C.S., ch. 26, Sec. 1. Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 786, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 1989.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LEGISLATION","CHAPTER 317. STATE BUDGET EXECUTION","SUBCHAPTER A. REGULAR APPROPRIATIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.317.htm#317.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"506bc11d83aed01af7c6a61583215a9c325a91eca6db6b41272114cf88b3026d","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-316.094","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-317.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}