Texas Water Code 29.002 – Definitions
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Terms Used In Texas Water Code 29.002
- 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.
- Executor: A male person named in a will to carry out the decedent
- Fiduciary: A trustee, executor, or administrator.
- Guardian: A person legally empowered and charged with the duty of taking care of and managing the property of another person who because of age, intellect, or health, is incapable of managing his (her) own affairs.
- 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
- Trustee: A person or institution holding and administering property in trust.
In this chapter:
(1) “Person” means an individual, association of individuals, partnership, corporation, receiver, trustee, guardian, executor, or a fiduciary or representative of any kind.
(2) “Railroad commission” means the Railroad Commission of Texas.
(3) “Oil and gas waste” means oil and gas waste as defined by § 91.1011, Natural Resources Code, and includes water containing salt or other mineralized substances produced by drilling an oil or gas well or produced in connection with the operation of an oil or gas well.
(4) “Hauler” means a person who transports oil and gas waste for hire by any method other than by pipeline.