Texas Business and Commerce Code 101.001 – Definitions
Terms Used In Texas Business and Commerce Code 101.001
- Corporation: A legal entity owned by the holders of shares of stock that have been issued, and that can own, receive, and transfer property, and carry on business in its own name.
- Partnership: A voluntary contract between two or more persons to pool some or all of their assets into a business, with the agreement that there will be a proportional sharing of profits and losses.
- 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) “Basic rights information” means information applicable to a noncitizen, including information about human rights, immigration, and emergency assistance and resources.
(2) “Client” means a person who is a resident of the United States and who contracts with an international matchmaking organization to meet recruits.
(3) “Criminal history record information” means criminal history record information obtained from the Department of Public Safety under Subchapter F, Chapter 411, Government Code, and from the Federal Bureau of Investigation under § 411.087, Government Code.
(4) “International matchmaking organization” means a corporation, partnership, sole proprietorship, or other legal entity that does business in the United States and offers to residents of this state dating, matrimonial, or social referral services involving recruits by:
(A) exchanging names, telephone numbers, addresses, or statistics;
(B) selecting photographs; or
(C) providing a social environment for introducing clients to recruits in a country other than the United States.
(5) “Marital history information” means a declaration of a person’s current marital status, the number of times the person has been married, and whether any marriage occurred as a result of receiving services from an international matchmaking organization.
(6) “Recruit” means a person who:
(A) is not a citizen or resident of the United States; and
(B) is recruited by an international matchmaking organization for the purpose of providing dating, matrimonial, or social referral services.