"Governmental agency of the state" means:
(1) a municipality;
(2) a county;
(3) a public school district;
(4) a special-purpose district or authority;
(5) a board, commission, department, office, or other agency in the executive branch of state government, including an institution of higher education, as defined by Section 61.003, Education Code;
(6) the legislature or a legislative agency;
(7) the supreme court, the court of criminal appeals, a court of appeals, or a district, county, or justice of the peace court;
(8) a judicial agency having statewide jurisdiction; and
(9) the State Bar of Texas.
Official text of the Texas Estates Code as published by the Texas Legislative Council.