Section 2254.021 - Definitions In this subchapter:
(1) "Consulting service" means the service of studying or advising a state agency under a contract that does not involve the traditional relationship of employer and employee.(2) "Major consulting services contract" means a consulting services contract for which it is reasonably foreseeable that the value of the contract will exceed $15,000, or $25,000 for an institution of higher education other than a public junior college.(3) "Consultant" means a person that provides or proposes to provide a consulting service. The term includes a political subdivision but does not include the federal government, a state agency, or a state governmental entity.(4) "Political subdivision" means:(B) an incorporated or unincorporated municipality;(C) a public junior college;(D) a public school district or other educational or rehabilitative district;(E) a metropolitan or regional transit authority;(F) an airport authority;(G) a river authority or compact;(H) a regional planning commission, a council of governments, or a similar regional planning agency created under Chapter 391, Local Government Code;(I) the Edwards Aquifer Authority or a district governed by Title 4, Water Code;(J) a soil and water conservation district;(K) a county or municipal improvement district;(L) a county road or road utility district;(M) a county housing authority;(N) an emergency services or communications district;(O) a fire prevention district;(P) a public health or hospital authority or district;(Q) a mosquito control district;(R) a special waste district;(S) a rural rail transportation district; or(T) any other local government or special district of this state.(5) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002.(6) "State governmental entity" means a state department, commission, board, office, institution, facility, or other agency the jurisdiction of which is not limited to a geographical portion of the state. The term includes a university system and an institution of higher education, other than a public junior college, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code. The term does not include a political subdivision.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2254.021
Amended By Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1266, Sec. 1.02, eff. 6/20/2003.Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 17.19(11), eff. 9/1/1997Amended By Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1035, Sec. 3, eff. 6/19/1997Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.44(a), eff. 9/1/1995Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.