{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-620.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 620.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Covered application\" means:\n(A) the social media service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited; or\n(B) a social media application or service specified by proclamation of the governor under Section 620.005.\n(2) \"Governmental entity\" means:\n(A) a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the executive or legislative branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;\n(B) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, or the Texas Judicial Council or another agency in the judicial branch of state government; or\n(C) a political subdivision of this state, including a municipality, county, or special purpose district.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 1893), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2023.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE A. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 620. USE OF CERTAIN SOCIAL MEDIA APPLICATIONS AND SERVICES ON GOVERNMENTAL ENTITY DEVICES PROHIBITED"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.620.htm#620.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"f39d1c42cac85748da1c50429a24470670438d0a9aeff2863116214f70ba212a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-619.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-620.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}