{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-172.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 172.003","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Affiliated service contractor\" means an organization qualified for exemption under Section 501(c), Internal Revenue Code (26 U.S.C. Section 501(c)), as amended, that provides governmental or quasi-governmental services on behalf of a political subdivision and derives more than 25 percent of its gross revenues from grants or funding from the political subdivision.\n(2) \"Employee\" means a person who works at least 20 hours a week for a political subdivision.\n(3) \"Political subdivision\" means a county, municipality, special district, school district, junior college district, housing authority, or other political subdivision of this state or any other state.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1067, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1989. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 491, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1094 (H.B. 2120), Sec. 28, eff. September 1, 2005.\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1363 (S.B. 654), Sec. 5, eff. June 19, 2009.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 5. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES","SUBTITLE C. MATTERS AFFECTING PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES OF MORE THAN ONE TYPE OF LOCAL GOVERNMENT","CHAPTER 172. TEXAS POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS UNIFORM GROUP BENEFITS PROGRAM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.172.htm#172.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"d79c73f720f241e692037cbe929dd6b28796fe6af9a9de4d311aefa20415e6be","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-172.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-172.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}