Section 7.001 - Definitions In this chapter:
(1) "Connecting carrier" means:(A) an initial carrier; or(B) each other common carrier that receives freight from another common carrier and recognizes or acts on a contract to transport the freight between points in this state.(2) "Freight" includes baggage and other property transported by a common carrier.(3) "Initial carrier" means a common carrier that contracts with a shipper of freight for delivery and initially transports the freight.(4) "Shipper" includes the owner or the consignee of the freight and the owner's or consignee's agent.Tex. Transp. Code § 7.001
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.