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Texas Government Code - Section 2252.001. Definitions

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§ 2252.001. DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:                               
		(1)  "Governmental contract" means a contract awarded 
by a governmental entity for general construction, an improvement, 
a service, or a public works project or for a purchase of supplies, 
materials, or equipment.
		(2)  "Governmental entity" means:                                             
			(A)  the state;                                                              
			(B)  a municipality, county, public school 
district, or special-purpose district or authority;
			(C)  a district, county, or justice of the peace 
court;                    
			(D)  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, 
Education Code;
			(E)  the legislature or a legislative agency;  or                            
			(F)  the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court 
of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or the State Bar of Texas 
or another judicial agency having statewide jurisdiction.
		(3)  "Nonresident bidder" refers to a person who is not 
a resident.         
		(4)  "Resident bidder" refers to a person whose 
principal place of business is in this state, including a 
contractor whose ultimate parent company or majority owner has its 
principal place of business in this state.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.           

Last modified: August 11, 2007