REGISTRATION REQUIRED
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Labrado v. County of El Paso (2004)
Most recently applied in Ntl L & Fire Ins Co v. Riata Cattle Co (December 2022)
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 30.150(a), eff
Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
(a) A motor carrier may not operate a commercial motor vehicle, as defined by Section 548.001, on a road or highway of this state unless the carrier registers with the department under this subchapter.
(b) A motor carrier may not operate a vehicle, regardless of size of the vehicle, to transport household goods for compensation unless the carrier registers with the department under this subchapter.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.