In this subchapter:

(1) “Permit” means an authorization by a license, certificate, registration, or other form that is required by law or state agency rules to engage in a particular business.

(2) “State agency” means a department, board, bureau, commission, division, office, council, or other agency of the state.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., ch. 1194, § 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2007.