{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.002","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 252.002","heading":"DUTIES OF RAILROAD COMMISSION.","body":"(a) In this section, \"common carrier\" does not include a pipeline company or express company.\n(b) The Railroad Commission of Texas shall:\n(1) prescribe forms, terms, and conditions for authenticating, certifying, or validating bills of lading issued by a common carrier;\n(2) regulate the manner by which a common carrier issues bills of lading; and\n(3) take other action necessary to carry out the purposes of Chapter 7.\n(c) After giving reasonable notice to interested common carriers and to the public, the railroad commission may amend a rule adopted under Subsection (b).\nAdded by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 885 (H.B. 2278), Sec. 2.01, eff. April 1, 2009.","path":["BUSINESS AND COMMERCE CODE","TITLE 7. RECEIPTS, DOCUMENTS OF TITLE, AND OTHER INSTRUMENTS","CHAPTER 252. BILLS OF LADING"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.252.htm#252.002","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"2bc44f167f9a53b734883151782fb1b0a572e52f57e490666646570e0f8152f5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.001","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-252.003"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}