{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 81.002","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"State bar\" means the State Bar of Texas.\n(2) \"Executive director\" means the executive director of the state bar.\n(3) \"General counsel\" means the general counsel of the state bar.\n(4) \"Board of directors\" means the board of directors of the state bar.\n(5) \"Commission\" means the Commission for Lawyer Discipline described by Section 81.076 and as provided in the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure adopted by the Supreme Court of Texas.\n(6) \"Chief disciplinary counsel\" means the attorney selected under Section 81.076 who performs disciplinary functions for the state bar under the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct and the Texas Rules of Disciplinary Procedure.\n(7) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 416), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.\nAdded by Acts 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 148, Sec. 3.01, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 795, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1130 (S.B. 416), Sec. 2, eff. June 15, 2017.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 2. JUDICIAL BRANCH","SUBTITLE G. ATTORNEYS","CHAPTER 81. STATE BAR","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.81.htm#81.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"4dc4815b6f8fc1fa5455c83751ac1a4349dc4e0a2b1f9a13b0c11830552332b5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-81.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}