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Tex. Government Code § 2.001

This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 2.001, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.

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§ 2.001. DEFINITIONS.

Official statutory text

In this chapter:

(1) "Firearm" has the meaning assigned by Section 46.01, Penal Code.

(2) "Firearm suppressor" means any device designed, made, or adapted to muffle the report of a firearm.

(3) "Generic and insignificant part" means an item that has manufacturing or consumer product applications other than inclusion in a firearm suppressor. The term includes a spring, screw, nut, and pin.

(4) "Manufacture" includes forging, casting, machining, or another process for working a material.

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