{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 487.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) Repealed by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148, Sec. 44(1), eff. September 1, 2013.\n(2) \"Commissioner\" means the commissioner of agriculture.\n(3) \"Department\" means the Department of Agriculture.\n(4) \"Office\" means the Office of Rural Affairs established within the Department of Agriculture under Section 12.038, Agriculture Code.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1424, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1241 (H.B. 2542), Sec. 1, eff. June 15, 2007.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 9, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 62.02, eff. September 28, 2011.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2013.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 148 (H.B. 1493), Sec. 44(1), eff. September 1, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 4. EXECUTIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCE AND INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 487. OFFICE OF RURAL AFFAIRS IN DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.487.htm#487.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"888c16bb05127ee02bd8b7d07ec489fa83cd9fa9969d8e58bbd31bc8105e712a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-485a.252","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}