Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 508.001
This is the official text of Tex. Business & Commerce Code § 508.001, part of Texas’s Business & Commerce Code — governs commercial transactions and general business practices.
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§ 508.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Cardholder" means the person named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued.
(2) "Credit card" means a card or device issued under an agreement by which the issuer gives to a cardholder the right to obtain credit from the issuer or another person.
(3) "Debit card" means a card, device, or other means of access to an individual's account at a financial institution that the individual may use to initiate electronic fund transfers.
(4) "Merchant" means a person in the business of selling goods or services.
(5) "Mobile wallet" means a device that uses an encrypted digital token to authenticate a cardholder's identity and account information.
(6) "Photo identification" means a card or other document that:
(A) is issued by a governmental entity to identify an individual; and
(B) displays a photograph of the individual identified on the card or other document.
(1) "Cardholder" means the person named on the face of a credit card or debit card to whom or for whose benefit the credit card or debit card is issued.
(2) "Credit card" means a card or device issued under an agreement by which the issuer gives to a cardholder the right to obtain credit from the issuer or another person.
(3) "Debit card" means a card, device, or other means of access to an individual's account at a financial institution that the individual may use to initiate electronic fund transfers.
(4) "Merchant" means a person in the business of selling goods or services.
(5) "Mobile wallet" means a device that uses an encrypted digital token to authenticate a cardholder's identity and account information.
(6) "Photo identification" means a card or other document that:
(A) is issued by a governmental entity to identify an individual; and
(B) displays a photograph of the individual identified on the card or other document.
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