Texas Statutes
Subtitle B - Legislation
Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws

Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes

Section 312.001. Application - Sec. 312.001. APPLICATION. This subchapter applies to the construction of...

Section 312.002. Meaning of Words - Sec. 312.002. MEANING OF WORDS. (a) Except as provided by...

Section 312.003. Tense, Number, and Gender - Sec. 312.003. TENSE, NUMBER, AND GENDER. (a) Words in the...

Section 312.004. Grants of Authority - Sec. 312.004. GRANTS OF AUTHORITY. A joint authority given to...

Section 312.005. Legislative Intent - Sec. 312.005. LEGISLATIVE INTENT. In interpreting a statute, a court...

Section 312.006. Liberal Construction - Sec. 312.006. LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION. (a) The Revised Statutes are the...

Section 312.007. Repeal of Repealing Statute - Sec. 312.007. REPEAL OF REPEALING STATUTE. The repeal of a...

Section 312.008. Statutory References - Sec. 312.008. STATUTORY REFERENCES. Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference...

Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions

Section 312.011. Definitions - Sec. 312.011. DEFINITIONS. The following definitions apply unless a different...

Section 312.012. Grammar and Punctuation - Sec. 312.012. GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION. (a) A grammatical error does...

Section 312.013. Severability of Statutes - Sec. 312.013. SEVERABILITY OF STATUTES. (a) Unless expressly provided otherwise,...

Section 312.014. Irreconcilable Amendments - Sec. 312.014. IRRECONCILABLE AMENDMENTS. (a) If statutes enacted at the...

Section 312.015. Quorum - Sec. 312.015. QUORUM. A majority of a board or commission...

Section 312.016. Standard Time - Sec. 312.016. STANDARD TIME. (a) The standard time in this...