{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 487.003","heading":"REFERENCE IN LAW.","body":"(a) A reference in this chapter or other law to the Texas Department of Rural Affairs or the Office of Rural Community Affairs means the office, and a reference in this chapter or other law to the board of the Texas Department of Rural Affairs means the commissioner.\n(b) A reference in law to the executive director of the Texas Department of Rural Affairs means the director of the Office of Rural Affairs appointed under Section 12.038, Agriculture Code.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., 1st C.S., Ch. 4 (S.B. 1), Sec. 62.03, eff. September 28, 2011.","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#487.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"c9ea1212d1c7416864f41d4eeee1e83e52173f1e3f8cb7eb58e8d800851f0025","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-487.026"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}