Tex. Insurance Code § 494.001
This is the official text of Tex. Insurance Code § 494.001, part of Texas’s Insurance Code — regulates insurance companies and the policies they sell.
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§ 494.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Aircraft" means an object that is capable of:
(A) moving through the atmosphere, regardless of whether the object is powered or tethered; and
(B) lifting the weight of the object and an additional payload.
(2) "Space equipment" means a spacecraft, satellite, rocket, or other manmade object that may be:
(A) launched from earth into orbit around a celestial body or for space travel; or
(B) placed into orbit around a celestial body.
(1) "Aircraft" means an object that is capable of:
(A) moving through the atmosphere, regardless of whether the object is powered or tethered; and
(B) lifting the weight of the object and an additional payload.
(2) "Space equipment" means a spacecraft, satellite, rocket, or other manmade object that may be:
(A) launched from earth into orbit around a celestial body or for space travel; or
(B) placed into orbit around a celestial body.
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