{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.021","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 311.021","heading":"INTENTION IN ENACTMENT OF STATUTES.","body":"In enacting a statute, it is presumed that:\n(1) compliance with the constitutions of this state and the United States is intended;\n(2) the entire statute is intended to be effective;\n(3) a just and reasonable result is intended;\n(4) a result feasible of execution is intended; and\n(5) public interest is favored over any private interest.\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 C. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.311.htm#311.021","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"45be82510c422586e0c5e159e66a6eee2f947604b2e60f1f4d520d4b881237a8","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.016","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.022"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}