{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.011","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 311.011","heading":"COMMON AND TECHNICAL USAGE OF WORDS.","body":"(a) Words and phrases shall be read in context and construed according to the rules of grammar and common usage.\n(b) Words and phrases that have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or otherwise, shall be construed accordingly.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LEGISLATION","CHAPTER 311. CODE CONSTRUCTION ACT","SUBCHAPTER B. CONSTRUCTION OF WORDS AND PHRASES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.311.htm#311.011","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"017a3fa96a27de825411fe3a18e4b8f0795d8b76f731a293f9000d527ebbc733","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.006","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.012"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}