{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 553.021","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this subchapter, \"public officer\" means an officer of the state or of a county, municipality, or school district of the state.\nAdded by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 553. PUBLIC DISCLOSURE","SUBCHAPTER B. FAILURE BY PUBLIC OFFICER TO PUBLISH LEGAL NOTICE OR FINANCIAL STATEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.553.htm#553.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"070d30cdfc1fcdc22e755dc9e2a7927a76ced58ab66a6e614ea07ac4245ad53c","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.003","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-553.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}