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.