Texas § 620.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 620.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 620.001

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 620.001 (2026).

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Sec. 620.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"Covered application" means:

(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

(B)a social media application or service specified by proclamation of the governor under Section 620.005 .

(2)"Governmental entity" means:

(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;

(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 t

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Sec. 620.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "Covered application" means:
(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
(B) a social media application or service specified by proclamation of the governor under Section 620.005 .
(2) "Governmental entity" means:
(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;
(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
(C) a political subdivision of this state, including a municipality, county, or special purpose district.