{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.023","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 311.023","heading":"STATUTE CONSTRUCTION AIDS.","body":"In construing a statute, whether or not the statute is considered ambiguous on its face, a court may consider among other matters the:\n(1) object sought to be attained;\n(2) circumstances under which the statute was enacted;\n(3) legislative history;\n(4) common law or former statutory provisions, including laws on the same or similar subjects;\n(5) consequences of a particular construction;\n(6) administrative construction of the statute; and\n(7) title (caption), preamble, and emergency provision.\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#311.023","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"887b6e09c105c33cc29d30a58f7371b95cd0a13c99af58f432af9951ee5cd662","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.022","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-311.024"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}