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1. "The State" shall mean the State of Texas acting through its Attorney <br />General. <br />2. "Political Subdivision(s)" shall mean any Texas municipality and county. <br />3. "The Parties" shall mean the State of Texas, the Political Subdivisions, and <br />the Plaintiffs' Steering Committee and Liaison Counsel (PSC) in the Texas <br />Opioid MDL, In Re: Texas Opioid Litigation, MDL No. 2018-63587, in <br />the 152d District Court of Harris County, Texas. <br />4. "Litigating Political Subdivision" means a Political Subdivision that filed <br />suit in the state courts of the State of Texas prior to the Execution Date of <br />this Agreement, whether or not such case was transferred to Texas Opioid <br />MDL, or removed to federal court. <br />5. "National Fund" shall mean any national fund established for the benefit <br />of the Texas Political Subdivisions. In no event shall any National Fund <br />be used to create federal jurisdiction, equitable or otherwise, over the <br />Texas Political Subdivisions or those similarly situated state -court litigants <br />who are included in the state coalition, nor shall the National Fund require <br />participating in a class action or signing a participation agreement as part <br />of the criteria for participating in the National Fund. <br />6. "Negotiating Committee" shall mean a three-member group comprising <br />four representatives for each of (1) the State; (2) the PSC; and (3) Texas' <br />2 <br />