{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-648.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Transportation Code § 648.001","heading":"DEFINITIONS.","body":"In this chapter:\n(1) \"Border\" means the border between this state and the United Mexican States.\n(2) \"Border commercial zone\" means a commercial zone established under 49 C.F.R. Part 372, Subpart B, any portion of which is contiguous to the border in this state.\n(3) \"Commercial motor vehicle\" includes a foreign commercial motor vehicle.\n(4) \"Foreign commercial motor vehicle\" means a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by 49 C.F.R. Section 390.5, that is owned by a person or entity that is domiciled in or a citizen of a country other than the United States.\n(5) \"Motor carrier\" includes a foreign motor carrier and a foreign motor private carrier, as defined in 49 U.S.C. Sections 13102(6) and (7).\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 62, Sec. 17.35(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 39 (H.B. 782), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2009.","path":["TRANSPORTATION CODE","TITLE 7. VEHICLES AND TRAFFIC","SUBTITLE F. COMMERCIAL MOTOR VEHICLES","CHAPTER 648. FOREIGN COMMERCIAL MOTOR TRANSPORTATION","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.648.htm#648.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:44Z","sha256":"8d2d5950baac1512576b30f243cba9a79b83c17557ddc0f6857a240418c49d29","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-647.019","next":"us-tx/tex.-transportation-code-648.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}