Tex.
Gov't Code Section 661.001
Definitions
(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 (Definitions), 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 (Definitions), 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.
Source:
Section 661.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.661.htm#661.001 (accessed Jun. 5, 2024).
