Sec. 657.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:
(1) "State agency" means a board, commission, council, committee, department, office, agency, or other governmental entity in the executive, legislative, or judicial branch of state government, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code.
(2) "Veteran" has the meaning assigned by Section 2308.251.
(3) "Veteran with a disability" means a veteran who is classified as disabled by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its successor or the branch of the service in which the veteran served and whose disability is service-connected.
Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 195 (S.B. 805), Sec. 2, eff. September 1, 2015.
Section: 657.001 657.002 657.003 657.004 657.0045 657.0046 657.0047 657.005 657.006 657.007 657.008 657.009 NextLast modified: September 28, 2016