Texas § 661.001 DEFINITIONS.

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§ 661.001 — DEFINITIONS.

Texas § 661.001

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Tex. Government Code Code Ann. § 661.001 (2026).

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Sec. 661.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:

(1)"Employee" means an individual, other than a state officer, employed by a state agency.

(2)"Executive director" means the individual appointed by the governing body of a state agency as chief administrative officer of the agency and includes the chancellor or highest executive officer of a university system and the president of a public senior college or university as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.

(3)"Pool administrator" means the individual appointed by the governing body of a state agency to administer the agency's sick leave pool.

(4)"State agency" means:

(A)a board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the constitution or a statute of the state;

(B)an institut

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Sec. 661.001. DEFINITIONS. In this subchapter:
(1) "Employee" means an individual, other than a state officer, employed by a state agency.
(2) "Executive director" means the individual appointed by the governing body of a state agency as chief administrative officer of the agency and includes the chancellor or highest executive officer of a university system and the president of a public senior college or university as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code.
(3) "Pool administrator" means the individual appointed by the governing body of a state agency to administer the agency's sick leave pool.
(4) "State agency" means:
(A) a board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government created by the constitution or a statute of the state;
(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 , Education Code;
(C) a legislative agency, but not either house or a member of the legislature; or
(D) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.
(5) "State officer" means an elected or appointed officer of a state agency or an executive director.