Section 494.001. Definitions

TX Ins Code § 494.001 (2019) (N/A)
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Sec. 494.001. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter:

(1) "Aircraft" means an object that is capable of:

(A) moving through the atmosphere, regardless of whether the object is powered or tethered; and

(B) lifting the weight of the object and an additional payload.

(2) "Space equipment" means a spacecraft, satellite, rocket, or other manmade object that may be:

(A) launched from earth into orbit around a celestial body or for space travel; or

(B) placed into orbit around a celestial body.

Added by Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 727 (H.B. 2017), Sec. 1, eff. April 1, 2007.