Sec. 5.006.  LIABILITY AS WAREHOUSEMAN OR COMMON CARRIER.  (a)  A common carrier having a depot or warehouse is liable, as is a warehouseman at common law, for any goods stored at the depot or warehouse:
(1)  before the trip begins;  or
(2)  after the goods reach the destination if, after the carrier uses due diligence to notify the consignee, the consignee fails to take possession of the goods.
(b)  A common carrier is liable as a common carrier from the beginning of the trip until the goods are delivered to the consignee at the point of destination.
(c)  For purposes of this section, a trip begins when the bill of lading is signed.
Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.