The following words and terms, when used in this chapter, shall have the following meanings, unless the context clearly indicates otherwise.

1. (1) Commission--The Texas Transportation Commission.
2. (2) Department--The Texas Department of Transportation.
3. (3) Director--The director of the Travel Division.
4. (4) Display case--An enclosed structure, provided by the department and located at a Travel Information Center, with space for backlit photographic transparencies and small pieces of artwork and items of interest.
5. (5) Division--The Travel Division of the Texas Department of Transportation.
6. (6) Magazine--Texas Highways magazine.
7. (7) Metropolitan area--A group of cities in a large urban area.
8. (8) Promotional graphics, photographs and icons--Artwork, video, still photographic images and transparencies, paraphernalia, and items of interest which depict the theme or image of the region's or metropolitan area's travel and tourism attraction or allure.
9. (9) Promotional posters--Artwork, still photographic images, and transparencies which depict or promote a particular event, city, region, or attraction.
10. (10) Purchaser--A person who purchases a Texas Highways magazine product.
11. (11) Purchaser and subscriber mailing list--A list that contains the names and addresses of purchasers and subscribers.
12. (12) Region--A geographic area within the state of Texas with a common feature or theme and that is readily recognized as a single entity.
13. (13) Subscriber--A person who pays a fee to receive Texas Highways magazine by mail.
14. (14) Travel and tourism--Scenic, cultural, artistic and historical points of interest, public and private leisure and recreation attractions, and parks located within the official boundaries of the state of Texas.
15. (15) Travel Information Center--A recognized location where travel literature and travel counseling are provided by the department's trained professional travel counselors, strategically located in buildings designated with signs, some with adjoining rest areas, on key highways entering the state, at the historical site of Judge Roy Bean's court at Langtry, and in the Capitol Complex Visitor Center in Austin.
16. (16) Travel literature--Maps, pamphlets, brochures, documents, guidebooks, bulletins, or other printed materials and electronic media, except Texas Highways magazine, that are designed to inform the public, stimulate travel to and within the state of Texas, and publicize points of interest, recreational grounds, scenic places, historical facts, or other items of interest and value to the traveling public.

Source Note:The provisions of this §23.2 adopted to be effective April 21, 1993, 18 TexReg 2309; amended to be effective October 24, 1994, 19 TexReg 8133; amended to be effective October 20, 1997, 22 TexReg 10157; amended to be effective May 23, 1999, 24 TexReg 3754; amended to be effective September 16, 2004, 29 TexReg 8837; amended to be effective December 6, 2007, 32 TexReg 8857.