A department, commission, board, office, council, authority, or other agency in the executive or judicial branch of state government, other than an institution of higher education, that is created by the constitution or a statute of this state.

Source Note: The provisions of this §216.3 adopted to be effective November 23, 2015, 40 TexReg 8198; amended to be effective March 8, 2023, 48 TexReg 1280