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Tex. Transp. Code § 643.001 (2026)

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Sec. 643.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Department" means the Texas Department of Motor Vehicles.

(2) "Director" means:

(A) the executive director of the department; or

(B) an employee of the department who:

(i) is a division or special office director or holds a higher rank; and

(ii) is designated by the director.

(3) "Hazardous material" has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. Section 5102.

(4) "Household goods" has the meaning assigned by 49 U.S.C. Section 13102.

(5) "Insurer" means a person, including a surety, authorized in this state to write lines of insurance coverage required by this chapter.

(6) "Motor carrier" means an individual, association, corporation, or other legal entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a road or highway in this state.

(7) Repealed by Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046, Sec. 5.01(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

(7-a) Repealed by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.

(8) "Vehicle requiring registration" means a vehicle described by Section 643.051.

Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.150(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Amended by:

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1046 (H.B. 2094), Sec. 5.01(a)(1), eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2007, 80th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1396 (H.B. 2093), Sec. 16, eff. September 1, 2007.

Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 933 (H.B. 3097), Sec. 2L.01, eff. September 1, 2009.

Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 703 (H.B. 3254), Sec. 17, eff. January 1, 2018.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2011–2026 · leading case: Martinez v. Hays Constr., Inc., 355 S.W.3d 170 (Tex. App. 2011).
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Martinez v. Hays Constr., Inc., 355 S.W.3d 170 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “” 6 Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 643.001 (6) (Vernon Supp.”
Richard Castillo & Patsy Castillo v. Gulf Coast Livestock Mkt., LLC, 392 S.W.3d 299 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 3× “” Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 643.001 (6) (West 2011) (emphasis added).”
Ramirez v. Garcia, 413 S.W.3d 134 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× ““Motor carrier” means an individual, association, corporation, or other legal entity that controls, operates, or directs the operation of one or more vehicles that transport persons or cargo over a road or highway in this state.”
Robert E. Marzett v. Steve McCraw, James Shoemaker, Warren Mike Yarborough, Greg Willis, Collin Cnty. & Terry Box, 511 S.W.3d 210 (Tex. App. 2015). “Tex. Transp. Code Ann. §§ 643.001 , .004(a)(1); see Ferguson v.”
Gonzalez v. Ramirez, 463 S.W.3d 499 (2015). · cites it 3× “” Tex. Transp. Code § 643.001(6); 37 Tex-. Admin.”
Erma Gonzales Ramirez, Individ., & as Rep. of the Est. of Raymond Ramirez , Janie Crosby, Samuel Lee Jackson, Individ. A/N/F of T.C.J., a Minor Child & as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Rexee Jo Jackson v. Robert Garcia & Cuahutemoc (\Tim\") Gonzalez" (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 643.001(6) (West 2011); 37 TEX.”
Sunset Transp., Inc. v. Tex. Dep't of Transp., 557 S.W.3d 50 (Tex. App. 2017). “Tex. Transp. Code §§ 643.001 -.156, .251-.”
Martin Mata, & Wife Enna Fernandez Mata Individually & Fabrizio Mata v. Argos USA LLC (Tex. App. 2022). “(quoting TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 643.001(6)). At the same time, an entity that 3 Even if the Matas had properly challenged the sufficiency of the evidence and challenged Argos USA’s ground that the FMCSR did not apply to it because at the time of the accident it was a shipper,…”
In Re Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (Tex. 2026). “”); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 643.001(6) (“‘Motor Carrier’ means an individual .”
Luci Martinez, Individually & as the Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Luis Martinez & Jose Martinez & Maria Martinez v. Hays Constr. (Tex. App. 2011). “In adopting the FMCSR, however, the Department of Public Safety specified that, instead of using the federal definition in the FMCSR, as it did in defining “statutory employer,” “the definition of motor carrier will be the same as that given in Texas Transportation Code, §…”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 643.001(6) — 6 cases
Martinez v. Hays Constr., Inc., 355 S.W.3d 170 (Tex. App. 2011). “” 6 Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 643.001 (6) (Vernon Supp.”
Gonzalez v. Ramirez, 463 S.W.3d 499 (2015). “” Tex. Transp. Code § 643.001(6); 37 Tex-. Admin.”
Erma Gonzales Ramirez, Individ., & as Rep. of the Est. of Raymond Ramirez , Janie Crosby, Samuel Lee Jackson, Individ. A/N/F of T.C.J., a Minor Child & as Pers. Rep. of the Est. of Rexee Jo Jackson v. Robert Garcia & Cuahutemoc (\Tim\") Gonzalez" (Tex. App. 2013). “TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 643.001(6) (West 2011); 37 TEX.”
Martin Mata, & Wife Enna Fernandez Mata Individually & Fabrizio Mata v. Argos USA LLC (Tex. App. 2022). “(quoting TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 643.001(6)). At the same time, an entity that 3 Even if the Matas had properly challenged the sufficiency of the evidence and challenged Argos USA’s ground that the FMCSR did not apply to it because at the time of the accident it was a shipper,…”
In Re Home Depot U.S.A., Inc. (Tex. 2026). “”); TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 643.001(6) (“‘Motor Carrier’ means an individual .”
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