The following words shall have the meaning set out below, unless a different meaning is apparent from the context:
1."State Bar" means the State Bar of Texas.2."Clerk" means the clerk of the Supreme Court of Texas.3."Board" means the State Bar board of directors.4."Act" means the State Bar Act, Chapter 510, Acts of the 66th Legislature of Texas, Regular Session, 1979, being also Senate Bill No. 287 as passed by the 66th Legislature of Texas, Regular Session, 1979, and signed by the Governor on June 11, 1979, currently codified at Title 2, Subtitle G. Chapter 81 of the Texas Government Code and as it may be amended.5."Metropolitan County" includes any of the counties of Bexar, Dallas, Harris, Tarrant and Travis of the State of Texas, as well as any other county hereafter so designated by the board.6."Member in good standing" is a member of the State Bar who is not in default in payment of dues and who is not under suspension from practice.7."Registered address" means the mailing address designated by a member to appear to appear on the State Bar membership rolls and for receiving communications from the State Bar.8."Preferred email address" means the email address designated by a member for receiving electronic communications from the State Bar.9."Electronic service address" means the email address designated by a member for service of documents through the electronic filing manager established by the Office of Court Administration and for communications to a member from Texas courts. The State Bar will provide each member's electronic service address to the Office of Court Administration. A member's electronic service address may be different from the member's preferred email address.10."Court" is the Supreme Court of Texas.11."Ex Officio" means by virtue or because of an office. Unless otherwise provided, one serving as an ex officio member of a body is entitled to vote.12."Rules" means the State Bar Rules.13."Member" means a person licensed to practice law in Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE § 81.051(a). 14.''Enrollment'' means the act of registering with the Clerk as a person licensed to practice law in Texas. See TEX. GOV'T CODE § 81.05(b). 15."Texas Young Lawyers Association" means the division of the State Bar of Texas commonly referred to as its "public service arm" and whose regular membership is comprised of all members of the State Bar of Texas, irrespective of age, licensed twelve years or less at the beginning of each fiscal year beginning June 1. Amended effective 10/12/2021; amended effective 1/1/2022.