Sec. 773.001.  DEFINITION.  In this chapter, "regulatory agency" means an agency, including a department, commission, board, or office that:
(1)  is created by the constitution or by statute;
(2)  is in the executive branch of state government;
(3)  has statewide authority;  and
(4)  has authority to grant, deny, renew, suspend, or revoke a license, permit, certificate, registration, or other form of permission to engage in an occupation or to operate a business.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.