{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-601.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Business \u0026 Commerce Code § 601.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Consumer\" means an individual who seeks or acquires real property, money or other personal property, services, or credit for personal, family, or household purposes.\n(2) \"Consumer transaction\" means a transaction between a merchant and one or more consumers.\n(3) \"Merchant\" means a party to a consumer transaction other than a consumer.\n(4) \"Merchant's place of business\" means a merchant's main or permanent branch office or local address. For a state or national bank or savings and loan association, the term includes an approved branch office and a registered loan production office.\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 12. RIGHTS AND DUTIES OF CONSUMERS AND MERCHANTS","CHAPTER 601. CANCELLATION OF CERTAIN CONSUMER TRANSACTIONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/BC/htm/BC.601.htm#601.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:46:56Z","sha256":"f46c928d1c26f128ef7f6df6e08a8eb06346ce59e9515797e553d1b5fd9a47b8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-554.103","next":"us-tx/tex.-business-commerce-code-601.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}