Tex.
Transp. Code Section 686.001
Definitions
(1)
“Financial responsibility” means the ability to respond in damages for liability for a collision that:(A)
occurs after the effective date of the document evidencing the establishment of the financial responsibility; and(B)
arises out of the operation of a motor vehicle by an employee of a valet parking service.(2)
“Public accommodation” means any:(A)
inn, hotel, or motel;(B)
restaurant, cafeteria, or other facility principally engaged in selling food for consumption on the premises;(C)
bar, nightclub, or other facility engaged in selling alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises;(D)
motion picture house, theater, concert hall, stadium, or other place of exhibition or entertainment; or(E)
other facility used by or open to members of the public.(3)
“Valet parking service” means a parking service through which the motor vehicles of patrons of a public accommodation are parked for a fee by a third party who is not an employee of the public accommodation.
Source:
Section 686.001 — Definitions, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.686.htm#686.001 (accessed May 26, 2025).
