Tex. Gov't Code § 4001.064 : Government Code — SECURITIES ACT — GENERAL PROVISIONS — Definitions — Person; Company TEXT PDF (a) The terms "person" and "company" include: (1) any of the following formed under the laws of this or another state, country, sovereignty, or political subdivision of a state, country, or sovereignty, and regardless of whether incorporated or unincorporated: (A) a corporation; (B) a person; (C) a company, including a joint stock company; (D) a partnership, including a limited partnership; (E) an association; (F) a firm; (G) a syndicate; or (H) a trust; and (2) a government or a political subdivision or agency of a government. (b) As used in Subsection (a), "trust": (1) is deemed to include a common law trust; and (2) does not include a trust created or appointed under or by virtue of a last will and testament or by a court. (c) The definition of "person" assigned by Section 311.005 does not apply to any provision in this title. (V.A.C.S. Art. 581-4, Subsec. B; New.) Tex. Gov't. Code § 4001.064 Added by Acts 2019, Texas Acts of the 86th Leg.- Regular Session, ch. TBD,Sec. 1.01, eff. 1/1/2022.