Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 610.001. Definitions

(A) for a state employee employed by The University of Texas System or The Texas A&M University System, the applicable system; or

(B) for every other state employee, the Employees Retirement System of Texas.

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

(B) the legislature or a legislative agency; or

(C) the Supreme Court of Texas, the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals, a court of appeals, or a state judicial agency.

(A) a person who receives compensation for service performed, other than as an independent contractor, for a state agency; or

(B) a district judge.