Tex. Transportation Code § 683.071
DEFINITION AND APPLICABILITY
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(a) In this subchapter, "junked vehicle" means a vehicle that:
(1) is self-propelled; and
(2) is:
(A) wrecked, dismantled or partially dismantled, or discarded; or
(B) inoperable and has remained inoperable for more than:
(i) 72 consecutive hours, if the vehicle is on public property; or
(ii) 30 consecutive days, if the vehicle is on private property.
(b) For purposes of this subchapter, "junked vehicle" includes a motor vehicle, aircraft, or watercraft. This subchapter applies only to:
(1) a motor vehicle that displays an expired license plate or does not display a license plate;
(2) an aircraft that does not have lawfully printed on the aircraft an unexpired federal aircraft identification number registered under Federal Aviation Administration aircraft registration regulations in 14 C.F.R. Part 47; or
(3) a watercraft that:
(A) does not have lawfully on board an unexpired certificate of number; and
(B) is not a watercraft described by Section 31.055, Parks and Wildlife Code.