Sec. 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 one gender include the other genders.
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