Tex. Transp. Code § 725.001 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
DEFINITIONS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In this chapter:
(1) "Load" means a load of loose material.
(2) "Loose material" means material that can be blown or spilled from a vehicle because of movement or exposure to air, wind currents, or other weather. The term includes dirt, sand, gravel, refuse, and wood chips but excludes an agricultural product in its natural state.
(3) "Motor vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 621.001.
(4) "Public highway" includes a public road or street.
(4-a) "Refuse" means trash, rubbish, garbage, or any other discarded material.
(5) "Semitrailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 621.001.
(6) "Trailer" has the meaning assigned by Section 621.001.
(7) "Vehicle" has the meaning assigned by Section 621.001.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
Amended by:
Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 800 (S.B. 387), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2007.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.725.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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