The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
  (1) Executive Director--The executive director of the Office.
  (2) Office--The Economic Development and Tourism Office in the Office of the Governor.
  (3) Serving Texas--Benefitting the state.
  (4) Texas Hospitality Industry--Any Texas business operating in or providing travel service to Texas, categorized by standard industrial category (SIC) code, as defined in the glossary of terms in the Office publication entitled "Travel Spending for Texas Communities."
  (5) Texas Travel and Tourism Industry--Businesses with direct relationships to travel as defined in paragraph (4) of this section.

Source Note: The provisions of this §198.2 adopted to be effective September 18, 1996, 21 TexReg 8599; amended to be effective May 29, 2002, 27 TexReg 4564; amended to be effective August 8, 2012, 37 TexReg 5737