Tex. Transp. Code § 7.001 · Chapter 7. CONNECTING CARRIERS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Connecting carrier" means:
(A) an initial carrier; or
(B) each other common carrier that receives freight from another common carrier and recognizes or acts on a contract to transport the freight between points in this state.
(2) "Freight" includes baggage and other property transported by a common carrier.
(3) "Initial carrier" means a common carrier that contracts with a shipper of freight for delivery and initially transports the freight.
(4) "Shipper" includes the owner or the consignee of the freight and the owner's or consignee's agent.
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.7.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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