Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 95.001 · Chapter 95. PROPERTY OWNER'S LIABILITY FOR ACTS OF INDEPENDENT CONTRACTORS AND AMOUNT OF RECOVERY
DEFINITIONS.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Claim" means a claim for damages caused by negligence, including a counterclaim, cross-claim, or third party claim.
(2) "Claimant" means a party making a claim subject to this chapter.
(3) "Property owner" means a person or entity that owns real property primarily used for commercial or business purposes.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 136, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1996.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.95.htm
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- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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