Texas Government Code - GOV'T § 653.003. Definitions

(1) “Surety bond” means any bond, including a bond for a notary public under Section 406.010, that obligates a surety to pay within certain limits a loss caused by a:

(2) “Office” means the State Office of Risk Management.

(3) “State agency” means a state department, commission, board, institution, court, or institution of higher education.  The term also includes a soil conservation district of the state but does not include any other political subdivision of the state.