{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-139.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 139.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Claimant\" means a person described by Section 139.002(1) or (2) who makes a claim to which this chapter applies.\n(2) \"Incapacitated person\" has the meaning assigned by Section 1002.017, Estates Code.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1228, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 324 (S.B. 1488), Sec. 22.011, eff. September 1, 2017.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 6. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 139. PERSONAL INJURY TO CERTAIN PERSONS","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.139.htm#139.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"faf2cfb59d92cbe99b45e4fa8aa768a069bf7117922eb957bd61ad22639958a5","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-138.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-139.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}