Texas Statutes

§ 656.021 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 656.021
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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 656.021 (2026).

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Sec. 656.021. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1)"Commission" means the Texas Workforce Commission.
(2)"State agency" means:
(A)a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that:
(i)is in the executive branch of state government;
(ii)has authority that is not limited to a geographical portion of this state; and
(iii)was created by the constitution or a statute of this state; or
(B)a university system or an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code, other than a public junior college.

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Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 817, Sec. 10.06, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

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