§ 125.001.Definitions

Five definitions, and two of them work by pointing elsewhere.

"Common nuisance" is a nuisance described by Section 125.0015, and "public nuisance" is a nuisance described by Section 125.062 or 125.063.

That split runs through the whole chapter. A common nuisance is a place where listed crimes habitually occur; a public nuisance is a gang that regularly engages in gang activity, or a place habitually used by one.

The two are litigated under different subchapters with different remedies, so establishing which is alleged is the first question in any suit under this chapter.

"Multiunit residential property" means improved real property with at least three dwelling units, including an apartment building, condominium, hotel, or motel. It does not include a single-family home or duplex.

The three-unit threshold matters twice over. Multiunit properties have their own nuisance provision, and they are among the properties for which a receiver may be appointed.

Including hotels and motels is deliberate, and it is why the chapter carries provisions about lodging units and trafficking hotline signs.

"Web address" means a website operating on the Internet, and "computer network" means the interconnection of two or more computers or computer systems by any communication medium with the capability to transmit information between the computers.

Those two were added so the chapter could reach online operations, which it does through a separate nuisance provision and a separate, far narrower remedy.