{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-5.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 5.006","heading":"LIABILITY AS WAREHOUSEMAN OR COMMON CARRIER.","body":"(a) A common carrier having a depot or warehouse is liable, as is a warehouseman at common law, for any goods stored at the depot or warehouse:\n(1) before the trip begins; or\n(2) after the goods reach the destination if, after the carrier uses due diligence to notify the consignee, the consignee fails to take possession of the goods.\n(b) A common carrier is liable as a common carrier from the beginning of the trip until the goods are delivered to the consignee at the point of destination.\n(c) For purposes of this section, a trip begins when the bill of lading is signed.\nActs 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 2. GENERAL PROVISIONS RELATING TO CARRIERS","CHAPTER 5. DUTIES AND LIABILITIES OF COMMON CARRIERS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.5.htm#5.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"6ac1dc0e769ce1f13769ab2611f1c2d67413a1595c09928403488d444c8cbf22","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-5.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-5.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}