Texas Statutes (Last Updated: January 4, 2014) |
GOVERNMENT CODE |
Title 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH |
Subtitle B. LEGISLATION |
Chapter 311. CODE CONSTRUCTION ACT |
Subchapter B. CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES |
Sec. 311.011. COMMON AND TECHNICAL USAGE OF WORDS
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(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.