§ 28.001.Definitions

Two definitions for a chapter enacted in 2025, and both borrow federal standards rather than creating Texas ones.

"Defense contractor" means any entity engaged in the production, manufacturing, or provision of defense articles or defense services to the United States Department of Defense under the International Traffic in Arms Regulations.

The ITAR reference is doing the definitional work. "Defense articles" and "defense services" are terms of art in that regulatory scheme with established meanings, so the chapter's reach is set by a body of federal regulation rather than by a Texas court's reading of ordinary words.

"Sanctioned or embargoed nation" means any foreign nation subject to sanctions or an embargo under the Arms Export Control Act, as determined by the United States Department of State.

That definition is dynamic. It turns on a State Department determination, so the list changes as foreign policy changes without any amendment to Texas law. A nation sanctioned after a suit is filed comes within the chapter.

Both definitions push the operative questions to federal authorities, which keeps a state disclosure statute aligned with the federal framework it sits alongside.