In this chapter:

(1) “State agency” means an officer, board, commission, department, or other agency in the executive branch of state government with statewide jurisdiction that makes rules. The term includes:

(A) the attorney general;

(B) an institution of higher education as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code; and

(C) the State Office of Administrative Hearings.

(2) The terms “party,” “person,” and “rule” have the meanings assigned by Section 2001.003.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1315, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.