{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-560.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 560.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Biometric identifier\" means a retina or iris scan, fingerprint, voiceprint, or record of hand or face geometry.\n(2) \"Governmental body\" has the meaning assigned by Section 552.003, except that the term includes each entity within or created by the judicial branch of state government.\nAdded by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 634, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001. Renumbered from Government Code Sec. 559.001 by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1275, Sec. 2(78), eff. Sept. 1, 2003.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. OPEN GOVERNMENT; ETHICS","SUBTITLE A. OPEN GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 560. BIOMETRIC IDENTIFIER"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.560.htm#560.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"56a9723781cfd8553323d7fb4b5747c2a0032d9062d641ffee43d54a5291ea3a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-559.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-560.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}