Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 2303.003. Definitions

(1) “Bank” means the Texas Economic Development Bank established under Chapter 489.

(1-a) “Block group” has the meaning assigned by the Bureau of the Census of the United States Department of Commerce.

(1-b) “Day” means the period between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m. of a day other than a Saturday, Sunday, or state or federal holiday.

(1-c) “Distressed county” means a county:

(2) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, § 6.01(6).

(3) “Enterprise zone” means an area designated as an enterprise zone under this chapter.

(3-a) “Governing body of an enterprise zone” means the governing body of a municipality or county in which an enterprise zone is located.

(4) Repealed by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 814, § 6.01(6).

(5) “Nominating body” means the governing body of a municipality or county that nominates a project or activity of a qualified business for designation as an enterprise project.

(5-a) “Office” means the Texas Economic Development and Tourism Office within the office of the governor.

(6) “Qualified business” means a person certified as a qualified business under Section 2303.402.

(6-a) “Qualified business site” means the specific business site of an enterprise project.

(7) “Qualified employee” means a person who:

(8) “Qualified hotel project” means a hotel proposed to be constructed by a municipality or a nonprofit municipally sponsored local government corporation created under the Texas Transportation Corporation Act, Chapter 431, Transportation Code, that is within 1,000 feet of a convention center owned by a municipality having a population of 1,500,000 or more, including shops, parking facilities, and any other facilities ancillary to the hotel.

(9) “Veteran” means a person who: