Section 320.2 - DefinitionsThe words and terms used in this Chapter shall have the meanings provided below, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.
(1) Board--The Board of Directors established under Section 482.105, Texas Government Code, to govern the Texas Space Commission.(2) Chair--The presiding officer of the Board.(3) Executive Director--The executive director of the Texas Space Commission, hired by the Board under Section 482.106(a), Texas Government Code.(4) General Counsel--The General Counsel Division of the Office of the Governor.(5) Second Degree of Affinity or Consanguinity--A spouse, parent, child, grandparent, grandchild, or sibling, or the spouse of each of those respective relatives, of a member of the Board. Stepfamily members (e.g., stepbrother, stepmother, etc.) are considered consanguineous relatives.(6) Space Exploration and Aeronautics Research Fund or Fund--The fund established by Section 482.301, Texas Government Code, created as a trust fund outside the treasury with the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts and administered by the Commission.(7) Texas Space Commission or Commission--The body governed by the Board and established under Section 482.101, Texas Government Code, to strengthen Texas's proven leadership in civil, commercial, and military aerospace activity and to promote innovation in the fields of space exploration and commercial aerospace opportunities, including the integration of space, aeronautics, and aviation industries into the economy of this state.(8) Vice-chair--The officer of the Board empowered to fulfill the duties of the Chair in the Chair's absence from or inability to participate during a meeting of the Board.10 Tex. Admin. Code § 320.2
Adopted by Texas Register, Volume 49, Number 31, August 2, 2024, TexReg 5768, eff. 8/6/2024