Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 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:

(5) “State agency” has the meaning assigned by Section 2151.002.

(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, Education Code. The term does not include a political subdivision.