Tex. Transportation Code § 5.004
REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE AND CARRY GOODS
Texas · Texas Transportation Code · Status: effective
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- Tex. Transportation Code § 5.004, REQUIREMENT TO RECEIVE AND CARRY GOODS, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/567378
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(a) On the tender of the legal or customary rate for goods offered for transportation, a common carrier, other than a railroad, shall receive and transport the goods if in the order presented:
(1) the carrier has the capacity to safely carry the goods on the pending trip; and
(2) the goods are of the kind usually transported by the carrier and are offered at a reasonable time.
(b) A common carrier that violates Subsection (a) is liable:
(1) for damages to a person injured by the violation; and
(2) to the owner of the goods for a penalty of not less than $5 or more than $500.
(c) An action under Subsection (b) must be brought in the county in which the damages occur or the common carrier resides.