{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-773.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 773.001","heading":"DEFINITION.","body":"In this chapter, \"regulatory agency\" means an agency, including a department, commission, board, or office that:\n(1) is created by the constitution or by statute;\n(2) is in the executive branch of state government;\n(3) has statewide authority; and\n(4) has authority to grant, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke a license, permit, certificate, registration, or other form of permission to engage in an occupation or to operate a business.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS","CHAPTER 773. COORDINATION OF REGULATORY AGENCY INFORMATION GATHERING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.773.htm#773.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"aaffaaff95b35ddbb7da44e208766cab7b2121ac9f7f45302ae2ae52ccb1c585","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-772.058","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-773.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}