Tex.
Gov't Code Section 2254.021
Definitions
(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:(A)
a county;(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 (Regional Planning Commissions), 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 (Definition).(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 (Definitions), Education Code. The term does not include a political subdivision.
Source:
Section 2254.021 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2254.htm#2254.021 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
