Tex. Government Code § 311.021: INTENTION IN ENACTMENT OF STATUTES.
Where this section sits in the code
- GOVERNMENT CODE
- TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH
- SUBTITLE B. LEGISLATION
- CHAPTER 311. CODE CONSTRUCTION ACT
- SUBCHAPTER C. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES
In enacting a statute, it is presumed that:
(1) compliance with the constitutions of this state and the United States is intended;
(2) the entire statute is intended to be effective;
(3) a just and reasonable result is intended;
(4) a result feasible of execution is intended; and
(5) public interest is favored over any private interest.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
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