Sec. 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 have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed accordingly.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Structure Texas Statutes
Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act
Subchapter B. Construction of Words and Phrases
Section 311.011. Common and Technical Usage of Words
Section 311.012. Tense, Number, and Gender
Section 311.013. Authority and Quorum of Public Body
Section 311.014. Computation of Time