Texas Parks and Wildlife Code - PARKS & WILD § 76.001. Definitions

(1) “Barrel of oysters” means three boxes of oysters in the shell or two gallons of shucked oysters without shells. The dimensions of a box are 10 inches by 20 inches by 13-1/2 inches. In filling a box for measurement, the oysters may not be piled more than 2-1/2 inches above the height of the box at the center.

(2) “Natural oyster bed” means an area with a substrate that is predominantly composed of oyster shell or live oysters.

(3) “Open season” means a period during which it is lawful to take oysters.