{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.005","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 312.005","heading":"LEGISLATIVE INTENT.","body":"In interpreting a statute, a court shall diligently attempt to ascertain legislative intent and shall consider at all times the old law, the evil, and the remedy.\nActs 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE B. LEGISLATION","CHAPTER 312. CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS","SUBCHAPTER A. CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR CIVIL STATUTES"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.312.htm#312.005","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"3054f74ec8dc6c6b26ae5cf8b34d2153efee4c0624d86819d80f0a138fffdde4","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.006"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}