Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 606.001

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005
  • United States: includes a department, bureau, or other agency of the United States of America. See Texas Government Code 311.005

In this chapter:
(1) “Active duty military service” means:
(A) service as a member of the armed forces of the United States;
(B) with respect to a member of the Texas National Guard or the National Guard of another state or a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States, active duty under an order of the president of the United States; or
(C) state active duty as a member of the Texas military forces.
(2) “Cable service,” “cable service provider,” “video service,” and “video service provider” have the meanings assigned by § 66.002, Utilities Code.
(3) “Health spa” has the meaning assigned by § 702.003, Occupations Code.
(4) “Health spa services” has the meaning assigned to the term “services” by § 702.003, Occupations Code.
(5) “Health spa services provider” means a person providing health spa services.
(6) “Internet service provider” has the meaning assigned by § 324.055.
(7) “Military service member” means:
(A) a member of the armed forces of the United States;
(B) a member of the Texas National Guard or the National Guard of another state serving on active duty under an order of the president of the United States;
(C) a member of a reserve component of the armed forces of the United States who is on active duty under an order of the president of the United States; or
(D) a member of the Texas military forces serving on state active duty.
(8) “Service provider” means a cable service provider, a health spa services provider, an Internet service provider, a telecommunications provider, or a video service provider.
(9) “State active duty” and “Texas military forces” have the meanings assigned by § 437.001, Government Code.
(10) “Telecommunications provider” has the meaning assigned by § 51.002, Utilities Code.