Tex.
Gov't Code Section 2252.201
Definitions
(1)
“Governmental entity” means this state or a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 (Definitions), Education Code. The term does not include a political subdivision.(2)
“Manufacturing process” means the application of a process to alter the form or function of materials or elements of a product in a manner that adds value and transforms the materials or elements into a new finished product that is functionally different from a finished product produced merely from assembling the materials or elements into a product.(3)
“Political subdivision” includes a county, municipality, municipal utility district, water control and improvement district, special utility district, and other types of water district.(4)
“Produced in the United States” means, with respect to iron and steel products, a product for which all manufacturing processes, from initial melting through application of coatings, occur in the United States, other than metallurgical processes to refine steel additives.(5)
“Project” means a contract between a governmental entity and another person, including a political subdivision, to:(A)
construct, remodel, or alter a building, a structure, or infrastructure;(B)
supply a material for a project described by Paragraph (A); or(C)
finance, refinance, or provide money from funds administered by a governmental entity for a project described by Paragraph (A).
Source:
Section 2252.201 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2252.htm#2252.201 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
