Texas § WA.1.002 - CONSTRUCTION OF CODE
Full text of Texas The Texas Constitution § WA.1.002 — CONSTRUCTION OF CODE, with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ WA.1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE
CONSTRUCTION OF CODE. (a) The Code Construction Act (Chapter 311 , Government Code) applies to the construction of each provision in this code, except as otherwise expressly provided by this code. (b) In this code: (1) a reference to a title, chapter, or section without further identification is a reference to a title, chapter, or section of this code; and (2) a reference to a subtitle, subchapter, subsection, subdivision, paragraph, or other numbered or lettered unit without further identification is a reference to a unit of the next larger unit of this code in which the reference appears. (c) A reference in a law to a statute or part of a statute revised by this code is considered to be a reference to the part of this code that revises that statute or part of the statute. Acts 1971, 62nd Leg., p. 110, ch. 58, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1971. Amended by Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 74, eff. Sept. 1, 1985; Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 715, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.
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Section WA.1.002 ("CONSTRUCTION OF CODE") is part of the The Texas Constitution, the codified statutory law of Texas. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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