{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.006","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 312.006","heading":"LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.","body":"(a) The Revised Statutes are the law of this state and shall be liberally construed to achieve their purpose and to promote justice.\n(b) The common law rule requiring strict construction of statutes in derogation of the common law does not apply to the Revised Statutes.\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#312.006","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2a81ee92488b6a44c32540e3e047c76b31f8e8b9b32eae2f1b172a9bacb77fd9","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.005","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.007"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}