Tex. Transp. Code § 5.007 · Chapter 5. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF COMMON CARRIERS
PRIORITY OF SHIPMENT OF STORED GOODS.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) A common carrier that receives goods for transportation in its warehouse or depot shall transport the goods in the order received.
(b) A common carrier that violates Subsection (a) is liable for any:
(1) loss occurring while the goods are in the warehouse or depot; and
(2) damage resulting from the delay in transporting the goods.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.5.htm
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- sha256 d4297aac309c026609b28eda2b09c9a4884edd668c4e7aab44849fc1cf6a8428
- 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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