Texas Government Code Title 3, Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act

SUBCHAPTER A GENERAL PROVISIONS

• Texas Section 311.001 - Short Title
  This chapter may be cited as the Code Construction Act. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
• Texas Section 311.002 - Application
  This chapter applies to: (1) each code enacted by the 60th or a subsequent legislature as part of the state's continuing statutory revision program; (2)...
• Texas Section 311.003 - Rules Not Exclusive
  The rules provided in this chapter are not exclusive but are meant to describe and clarify common situations in order to guide the preparation and...
• Texas Section 311.004 - Citation Of Codes
  A code may be cited by its name preceded by the specific part concerned. Examples of citations are: (1) Title 1, Business & Commerce Code;...
• Texas Section 311.005 - General Definitions
  The following definitions apply unless the statute or context in which the word or phrase is used requires a different definition: (1) "Oath" includes affirmation....

SUBCHAPTER B CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES

• Texas Section 311.006 - Internal References
  In a code: (1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of...
• Texas Section 311.011 - Common And Technical Usage Of Words
  (a) Words and phrases shall be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage. (b) Words and phrases that...
• Texas Section 311.012 - Tense, Number, And Gender
  (a) Words in the present tense include the future tense. (b) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular. (c) Words of...
• Texas Section 311.013 - Authority And Quorum Of Public Body
  (a) A grant of authority to three or more persons as a public body confers the authority on a majority of the number of members...
• Texas Section 311.014 - Computation Of Time
  (a) In computing a period of days, the first day is excluded and the last day is included. (b) If the last day of any...
• Texas Section 311.015 - Reference To A Series
  If a statute refers to a series of numbers or letters, the first and last numbers or letters are included. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch....

SUBCHAPTER C CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES

• Texas Section 311.016 - "May," "Shall," "Must," Etc
  The following constructions apply unless the context in which the word or phrase appears necessarily requires a different construction or unless a different construction is...
• Texas Section 311.021 - Intention In Enactment Of Statutes
  In enacting a statute, it is presumed that: (1) compliance with the constitutions of this state and the United States is intended; (2) the entire...
• Texas Section 311.022 - Prospective Operation Of Statutes
  A statute is presumed to be prospective in its operation unless expressly made retrospective. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1,
• Texas Section 311.023 - Statute Construction Aids
  In construing a statute, whether or not the statute is considered ambiguous on its face, a court may consider among other matters the: (1) object...
• Texas Section 311.024 - Headings
  The heading of a title, subtitle, chapter, subchapter, or section does not limit or expand the meaning of a statute. Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch....
• Texas Section 311.025 - Irreconcilable Statutes And Amendments
  (a) Except as provided by Section 311.031(d), if statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in...
• Texas Section 311.026 - Special Or Local Provision Prevails Over General
  (a) If a general provision conflicts with a special or local provision, the provisions shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to...
• Texas Section 311.027 - Statutory References
  Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to any portion of a statute or rule applies to all reenactments, revisions, or amendments of the statute or...
• Texas Section 311.028 - Uniform Construction Of Uniform Acts
  A uniform act included in a code shall be construed to effect its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact...
• Texas Section 311.029 - Enrolled Bill Controls
  If the language of the enrolled bill version of a statute conflicts with the language of any subsequent printing or reprinting of the statute, the...
• Texas Section 311.030 - Repeal Of Repealing Statute
  The repeal of a repealing statute does not revive the statute originally repealed nor impair the effect of any saving provision in it. Acts 1985,...
• Texas Section 311.031 - Saving Provisions
  (a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the reenactment, revision, amendment, or repeal of a statute does not affect: (1) the prior operation of the...
• Texas Section 311.032 - Severability Of Statutes
  (a) If any statute contains a provision for severability, that provision prevails in interpreting that statute. (b) If any statute contains a provision for nonseverability,...
• Texas Section 311.034 - Waiver Of Sovereign Immunity
  In order to preserve the legislature's interest in managing state fiscal matters through the appropriations process, a statute shall not be construed as a waiver...
• Texas Section 311.035 - Construction Of Statute Or Rule Involving Criminal Offense Or Penalty
  (a) In this section, "actor" and "element of offense" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code. (b) Except as provided by Subsection (c),...

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