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Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.007

This is the official text of Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 71.007, part of Texas’s Civil Practice and Remedies Code — sets procedural rules and available remedies for civil lawsuits.

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§ 71.007. INEFFECTIVE AGREEMENT.

Official statutory text

An agreement between the owner of a railroad, street railway, steamboat, stagecoach, or other vehicle for the transportation of goods or passengers, of an industrial or public utility plant, or of other machinery and an individual, corporation, trustee, receiver, lessee, joint-stock association, or other entity in control of or operating the vehicle, plant, or other machinery does not release the owner or the entity controlling or operating the vehicle, plant, or other machinery from liability provided by this subchapter.

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