Section 653.003 - Definitions In this chapter:
(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:(A) dishonest act of an officer or employee of a state agency; or(B) failure of an officer or employee of a state agency to faithfully perform a duty of the officer's or employee's office or position.(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.Tex. Gov't. Code § 653.003
Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1017, Sec. 1.11, eff. 9/1/2002.Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1993.