{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-672.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 672.001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this chapter, \"state agency\" means a department, commission, board, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the state constitution or a state statute, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.\nAdded by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1116 (H.B. 1043), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 6. PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE B. STATE OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","CHAPTER 672. EMPLOYMENT PREFERENCE FOR FORMER FOSTER CHILDREN"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.672.htm#672.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"bb0bacbccb9f88bd0b2c8228136ff92c13352304eb6c9d19724ec2001d00d260","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-671.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-672.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}