Tex. Gov't Code § 795.001 · Chapter 795. SISTER-CITY AGREEMENTS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Foreign adversary" means:
(A) China, Iran, North Korea, or Russia; or
(B) a country that is a designated country for purposes of Chapter 2275.
(2) "Governmental entity" means a state agency or a political subdivision of this state.
(3) "Sister-city agreement" means an agreement that:
(A) is between a governmental entity and a country other than the United States or a community located in a country other than the United States;
(B) is recognized by a nonprofit organization exempt from federal income taxation under Section 501(c)(3), Internal Revenue Code of 1986, that serves as the national membership organization for individual sister cities, counties, and states across the United States; and
(C) reflects a commitment to foster and strengthen opportunities for cultural and educational exchange programs and tourism and to encourage other types of bilateral cooperation between the parties to the agreement.
(4) "State agency" has the meaning assigned by Section 751.001.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 540 (H.B. 128), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.795.htm
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