{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.012","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 312.012","heading":"GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION.","body":"(a) A grammatical error does not vitiate a law. If the sentence or clause is meaningless because of the grammatical error, words and clauses may be transposed to give the law meaning.\n(b) Punctuation of a law does not control or affect legislative intent in enacting the law.\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 B. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.312.htm#312.012","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"2d3c57887e3ef17e6086925497dc47dddf412373db4d6fdf91183050df9c53ee","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.011","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-312.013"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}