{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-614.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 614.152","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this subchapter:\n(1) \"Fire department\" means an entity that provides fire protection to an area within the state that has 9-1-1 service as determined by the Commission on State Emergency Communications.\n(2) \"Service\" means the Texas Forest Service of The Texas A\u0026M University System.\n(3) \"State fire agency\" means the:\n(A) Office of Rural Affairs established in the Department of Agriculture;\n(B) service;\n(C) Texas Commission on Fire Protection;\n(D) Texas A\u0026M Engineering Extension Service; and\n(E) Texas State Fire Marshal's Office of the Texas Department of Insurance.\n(4) \"State fire association\" means the:\n(A) State Firemen's and Fire Marshals' Association of Texas;\n(B) Texas Fire Chiefs Association;\n(C) Texas Fire Marshals Association;\n(D) Texas State Association of Fire and Emergency Districts; and\n(E) Texas State Association of Fire Fighters.\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1215 (H.B. 1915), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 112 (H.B. 1918), Sec. 94, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 1316 (S.B. 220), Sec. 3.03, eff. June 14, 2013.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 614. PEACE OFFICERS AND FIRE FIGHTERS","SUBCHAPTER I. FIRE DEPARTMENT LISTING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.614.htm#614.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"a7059c75f8f6d8c0ae83ca7241be4b792586b90aadb170303402d6aab1698318","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-614.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-614.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}