Texas § 657.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 657.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 657.001

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Bluebook

Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 657.001 (2026).

Text

Sec. 657.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1)"State agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.

(2)"Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 2308.251 .

(3)"Veteran with a disability" means a veteran who is classified as disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor or the branch of the service in which the veteran served and whose disability is service-connected.

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Sec. 657.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "State agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.
(2) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 2308.251 .
(3) "Veteran with a disability" means a veteran who is classified as disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor or the branch of the service in which the veteran served and whose disability is service-connected.

Legislative History

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805 ), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.