Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 507.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Authorizing entity" means the political subdivision or combination of political subdivisions that authorizes the creation of a spaceport development corporation as permitted under Section 507.003.
(2) "Spacecraft" means any object and its components designed to be launched for operations in a suborbital trajectory, in earth orbit, or in outer space. The term includes a satellite, a payload, an object carrying crew or a space flight participant, and any subcomponents of the launch vehicle or reentry vehicle specifically designed or adapted for that object.
(3) "Spaceport" includes:
(A) an area intended to be used for space flight activities, as defined by Section 100A.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code;
(B) a spaceport building or facility located in an area reasonably proximate to a launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, or spacecraft launching or landing area;
(C) an area reasonably proximate to a launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, or spacecraft launching or landing area that is intended for use for a spaceport building or facility; and
(D) a right-of-way related to a launch vehicle, reentry vehicle, or spacecraft launching or landing area, building, facility, or other area that is reasonably proximate to a launching or landing area.
(4) "Spaceport development corporation" means a corporation governed by this chapter.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 3.01, eff. April 1, 2009.
Amended by:
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 953 (H.B. 1791), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2013.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.507.htm
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- 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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