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\t\r\n\t\t\t\t\tSec.\u00A022.071.\u00A0\u00A0DEFINITIONS.  In this subchapter:
(1)\u00A0\u00A0\"Constituent agency\" means a public agency that is a party to an agreement under Section 22.072 to act jointly under this subchapter.
(2)\u00A0\u00A0\"Governing authority\" means the governing body of a county or municipality or the head of a public agency other than a county or municipality.
(3)\u00A0\u00A0\"Joint board\" means a board created under Section 22.074.
(4)\u00A0\u00A0\"Populous home-rule municipality\" means a home-rule municipality with a population of more than 400,000.
(5)\u00A0\u00A0\"Public agency\" includes a local government, an agency of the state or of the United States, and a political subdivision or agency of another state.
\r\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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