Tex. Gov't Code Section 620.001
Definitions


In this chapter:

(1)

“Covered application” means:

(A)

the social media service TikTok or any successor application or service developed or provided by ByteDance Limited or an entity owned by ByteDance Limited; or

(B)

a social media application or service specified by proclamation of the governor under Section 620.005 (Applications Identified by Governor’s Proclamation).

(2)

“Governmental entity” means:

(A)

a department, commission, board, office, or other agency that is in the executive or legislative branch of state government and that was created by the constitution or a statute, including an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003 (Definitions), Education Code;

(B)

the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, a district court, or the Texas Judicial Council or another agency in the judicial branch of state government; or

(C)

a political subdivision of this state, including a municipality, county, or special purpose district.
Added by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 903 (S.B. 1893), Sec. 1, eff. June 14, 2023.

Source: Section 620.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.­620.­htm#620.­001 (accessed May 18, 2024).

Accessed:
May 18, 2024

§ 620.001’s source at texas​.gov