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Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
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GOVERNMENT CODE |
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Title 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT |
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Subtitle F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT |
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Chapter 2254. PROFESSIONAL AND CONSULTING SERVICES |
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Subchapter A. PROFESSIONAL SERVICES |
Sec. 2254.002. DEFINITIONS
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In this subchapter:
(1) "Governmental entity" means:
(A) a state agency or department;
(B) a district, authority, county, municipality, or other political subdivision of the state;
(C) a local government corporation or another entity created by or acting on behalf of a political subdivision in the planning and design of a construction project; or
(D) a publicly owned utility.
(2) "Professional services" means services:
(A) within the scope of the practice, as defined by state law, of:
(i) accounting;
(ii) architecture;
(iii) landscape architecture;
(iv) land surveying;
(v) medicine;
(vi) optometry;
(vii) professional engineering;
(viii) real estate appraising; or
(ix) professional nursing; or
(B) provided in connection with the professional employment or practice of a person who is licensed or registered as:
(i) a certified public accountant;
(ii) an architect;
(iii) a landscape architect;
(iv) a land surveyor;
(v) a physician, including a surgeon;
(vi) an optometrist;
(vii) a professional engineer;
(viii) a state certified or state licensed real estate appraiser; or
(ix) a registered nurse.