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TX Govt Code § 311.025 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.025. Irreconcilable Statutes and Amendments

Sec. 311.025.  IRRECONCILABLE STATUTES AND AMENDMENTS.  (a)  Except as provided by Section 311.031(d), if statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment prevails.(b)  Except as provided by Section 311.031(d), if amendments to the same statute are enacted at the same session of the legislature, one amendment without reference to another, the amendments shall be harmonized, if possible, so that effect may be given to each.  If the amendments are irreconcilable, the latest in date of enactment prevails.(c)  In determining whether amendments are irreconcilable, text that is reenacted because of the requirement of Article III, Section 36, of the Texas Constitution is not considered to be irreconcilable with additions or omissions in the same text made by another amendment.  Unless clearly indicated to the contrary, an amendment that reenacts text in compliance with that constitutional requirement does not indicate legislative intent that the reenacted text prevail over changes in the same text made by another amendment, regardless of the relative dates of enactment.(d)  In this section, the date of enactment is the date on which the last legislative vote is taken on the bill enacting the statute.(e)  If the journals or other legislative records fail to disclose which of two or more bills in conflict is latest in date of enactment, the date of enactment of the respective bills is considered to be, in order of priority:(1)  the date on which the last presiding officer signed the bill;(2)  the date on which the governor signed the bill;  or(3)  the date on which the bill became law by operation of law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 340, Sec. 2, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 220, Sec. 2, eff. May 23, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 311.026 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.026. Special or Local Provision Prevails Over General

Sec. 311.026.  SPECIAL OR LOCAL PROVISION PREVAILS OVER GENERAL.  (a)  If a general provision conflicts with a special or local provision, the provisions shall be construed, if possible, so that effect is given to both.(b)  If the conflict between the general provision and the special or local provision is irreconcilable, the special or local provision prevails as an exception to the general provision, unless the general provision is the later enactment and the manifest intent is that the general provision prevail.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 311.027 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.027. Statutory References

Sec. 311.027.  STATUTORY REFERENCES.  Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to any portion of a statute or rule applies to all reenactments, revisions, or amendments of the statute or rule.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 2, eff. May 11, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 311.028 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.028. Uniform Construction of Uniform Acts

Sec. 311.028.  UNIFORM CONSTRUCTION OF UNIFORM ACTS.  A uniform act included in a code shall be construed to effect its general purpose to make uniform the law of those states that enact it.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 311.029 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.029. Enrolled Bill Controls

Sec. 311.029.  ENROLLED BILL CONTROLS.  If the language of the enrolled bill version of a statute conflicts with the language of any subsequent printing or reprinting of the statute, the language of the enrolled bill version controls.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 311.030 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.030. Repeal of Repealing Statute

Sec. 311.030.  REPEAL OF REPEALING STATUTE.  The repeal of a repealing statute does not revive the statute originally repealed nor impair the effect of any saving provision in it.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 311.031 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.031. Saving Provisions

Sec. 311.031.  SAVING PROVISIONS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), the reenactment, revision, amendment, or repeal of a statute does not affect:(1)  the prior operation of the statute or any prior action taken under it;(2)  any validation, cure, right, privilege, obligation, or liability previously acquired, accrued, accorded, or incurred under it;(3)  any violation of the statute or any penalty, forfeiture, or punishment incurred under the statute before its amendment or repeal;  or(4)  any investigation, proceeding, or remedy concerning any privilege, obligation, liability, penalty, forfeiture, or punishment;  and the investigation, proceeding, or remedy may be instituted, continued, or enforced, and the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment imposed, as if the statute had not been repealed or amended.(b)  If the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment for any offense is reduced by a reenactment, revision, or amendment of a statute, the penalty, forfeiture, or punishment, if not already imposed, shall be imposed according to the statute as amended.(c)  The repeal of a statute by a code does not affect an amendment, revision, or reenactment of the statute by the same legislature that enacted the code.  The amendment, revision, or reenactment is preserved and given effect as part of the code provision that revised the statute so amended, revised, or reenacted.(d)  If any provision of a code conflicts with a statute enacted by the same legislature that enacted the code, the statute controls.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 311.032 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.032. Severability of Statutes

Sec. 311.032.  SEVERABILITY OF STATUTES.  (a)  If any statute contains a provision for severability, that provision prevails in interpreting that statute.(b)  If any statute contains a provision for nonseverability, that provision prevails in interpreting that statute.(c)  In a statute that does not contain a provision for severability or nonseverability, if any provision of the statute or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the statute that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the statute are severable.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 311.034 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.034. Waiver of Sovereign Immunity

Sec. 311.034.  WAIVER OF SOVEREIGN IMMUNITY.  In order to preserve the legislature's interest in managing state fiscal matters through the appropriations process, a statute shall not be construed as a waiver of sovereign immunity unless the waiver is effected by clear and unambiguous language.  In a statute, the use of "person," as defined by Section 311.005 to include governmental entities, does not indicate legislative intent to waive sovereign immunity unless the context of the statute indicates no other reasonable construction.  Statutory prerequisites to a suit, including the provision of notice, are jurisdictional requirements in all suits against a governmental entity.|Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1158, Sec. 8, eff. June 15, 2001.Amended by: Acts 2005, 79th Leg., Ch. 1150 (H.B. 2988), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2005.|
TX Govt Code § 311.035 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.035. Construction of Statute or Rule Involving Criminal Offense or Penalty

Sec. 311.035.  CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTE OR RULE INVOLVING CRIMINAL OFFENSE OR PENALTY.  (a) In this section, "actor" and "element of offense" have the meanings assigned by Section 1.07, Penal Code.(b)  Except as provided by Subsection (c), a statute or rule that creates or defines a criminal offense or penalty shall be construed in favor of the actor if any part of the statute or rule is ambiguous on its face or as applied to the case, including:(1)  an element of offense; or(2)  the penalty to be imposed.(c)  Subsection (b) does not apply to a criminal offense or penalty under the Penal Code or under the Texas Controlled Substances Act.(d)  The ambiguity of a part of a statute or rule to which this section applies is a matter of law to be resolved by the judge.|Added by Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1251 (H.B. 1396), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2015.|
TX Govt Code § 311.036 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 311 - Code Construction Act|Subchapter C. Construction of Statutes|Section 311.036. Construction of Abortion Statutes

Sec. 311.036.  CONSTRUCTION OF ABORTION STATUTES.  (a)  A statute that regulates or prohibits abortion may not be construed to repeal any other statute that regulates or prohibits abortion, either wholly or partly, unless the repealing statute explicitly states that it is repealing the other statute.(b)  A statute may not be construed to restrict a political subdivision from regulating or prohibiting abortion in a manner that is at least as stringent as the laws of this state unless the statute explicitly states that political subdivisions are prohibited from regulating or prohibiting abortion in the manner described by the statute.(c)  Every statute that regulates or prohibits abortion is severable in each of its applications to every person and circumstance.  If any statute that regulates or prohibits abortion is found by any court to be unconstitutional, either on its face or as applied, then all applications of that statute that do not violate the United States Constitution and Texas Constitution shall be severed from the unconstitutional applications and shall remain enforceable, notwithstanding any other law, and the statute shall be interpreted as if containing language limiting the statute's application to the persons, group of persons, or circumstances for which the statute's application will not violate the United States Constitution and Texas Constitution.|Added by Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 62 (S.B. 8), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2021.|
TX Govt Code § 312.001 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.001. Application

Sec. 312.001.  APPLICATION.  This subchapter applies to the construction of all civil statutes.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.002 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.002. Meaning of Words

Sec. 312.002.  MEANING OF WORDS.  (a)  Except as provided by Subsection (b), words shall be given their ordinary meaning.(b)  If a word is connected with and used with reference to a particular trade or subject matter or is used as a word of art, the word shall have the meaning given by experts in the particular trade, subject matter, or art.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.003 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.003. Tense, Number, and Gender

Sec. 312.003.  TENSE, NUMBER, AND GENDER.  (a)  Words in the present or past tense include the future tense.(b)  The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular unless expressly provided otherwise.(c)  The masculine gender includes the feminine and neuter genders.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.004 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.004. Grants of Authority

Sec. 312.004.  GRANTS OF AUTHORITY.  A joint authority given to any number of officers or other persons may be executed by a majority of them unless expressly provided otherwise.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.005 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.005. Legislative Intent

Sec. 312.005.  LEGISLATIVE INTENT.  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.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.006 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.006. Liberal Construction

Sec. 312.006.  LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION.  (a)  The Revised Statutes are the law of this state and shall be liberally construed to achieve their purpose and to promote justice.(b)  The common law rule requiring strict construction of statutes in derogation of the common law does not apply to the Revised Statutes.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.007 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.007. Repeal of Repealing Statute

Sec. 312.007.  REPEAL OF REPEALING STATUTE.  The repeal of a repealing statute does not revive the statute originally repealed.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.008 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter A. Construction Rules for Civil Statutes|Section 312.008. Statutory References

Sec. 312.008.  STATUTORY REFERENCES.  Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference to any portion of a statute, rule, or regulation applies to all reenactments, revisions, or amendments of the statute, rule, or regulation.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 3, eff. May 11, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 312.011 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 312.011. Definitions

Sec. 312.011.  DEFINITIONS.  The following definitions apply unless a different meaning is apparent from the context of the statute in which the word appears:(1)  "Affidavit" means a statement in writing of a fact or facts signed by the party making it, sworn to before an officer authorized to administer oaths, and officially certified to by the officer under his seal of office.(2)  "Comptroller" means the state comptroller of public accounts.(3)  "Effects" includes all personal property and all interest in that property.(4)  "Governing body," if used with reference to a municipality, means the legislative body of a city, town, or village, without regard to the name or title given to any particular body.(5)  "Justice," when applied to a magistrate, means justice of the peace.(6)  "Land commissioner" means the Commissioner of the General Land Office.(7)  "Month" means a calendar month.(8)  "Oath" includes affirmation.(9)  "Official oath" means the oath required by Article XVI, Section 1, of the Texas Constitution.(10)  "Person" includes a corporation.(11)  "Preceding," when referring to a title, chapter, or article, means that which came immediately before.(12)  "Preceding federal census" or "most recent federal census" means the United States decennial census immediately preceding the action in question.(13)  "Property" includes real property, personal property, life insurance policies, and the effects of life insurance policies.(14)  "Signature" includes the mark of a person unable to write, and "subscribe" includes the making of such a mark.(15)  "Succeeding" means immediately following.(16)  "Swear" or "sworn" includes affirm or affirmed.(17)  "Written" or "in writing" includes any representation of words, letters, or figures, whether by writing, printing, or other means.(18)  "Year" means a calendar year.(19)  "Includes" and "including" are terms of enlargement and not of limitation or exclusive enumeration, and use of the terms does not create a presumption that components not expressed are excluded.(20)  "Population" means the population shown by the most recent federal decennial census.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.  Amended by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 340, Sec. 3, eff. Aug. 28, 1989;  Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 131, Sec. 4, eff. May 11, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 312.012 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 312.012. Grammar and Punctuation

Sec. 312.012.  GRAMMAR AND PUNCTUATION.  (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.(b)  Punctuation of a law does not control or affect legislative intent in enacting the law.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.013 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 312.013. Severability of Statutes

Sec. 312.013.  SEVERABILITY OF STATUTES.  (a)  Unless expressly provided otherwise, if any provision of a statute or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity does not affect other provisions or applications of the statute that can be given effect without the invalid provision or application, and to this end the provisions of the statute are severable.(b)  This section does not affect the power or duty of a court to ascertain and give effect to legislative intent concerning severability of a statute.|Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.|
TX Govt Code § 312.014 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 312.014. Irreconcilable Amendments

Sec. 312.014.  IRRECONCILABLE AMENDMENTS.  (a)  If statutes enacted at the same or different sessions of the legislature are irreconcilable, the statute latest in date of enactment prevails.(b)  If amendments to the same statute are enacted at the same session of the legislature, one amendment without reference to another, the amendments shall be harmonized, if possible, so that effect may be given to each.  If the amendments are irreconcilable, the latest in date of enactment prevails.(c)  In determining whether amendments to the same statute enacted at the same session of the legislature are irreconcilable, text that is reenacted because of the requirement of Article III, Section 36, of the Texas Constitution is not considered to be irreconcilable with additions or omissions in the same text made by another amendment.  Unless clearly indicated to the contrary, an amendment that reenacts text in compliance with that constitutional requirement does not indicate legislative intent that the reenacted text prevail over changes in the same text made by another amendment, regardless of the relative dates of enactment.(d)  In this section, the date of enactment is the date on which the last legislative vote is taken on the bill enacting the statute.(e)  If the journals or other legislative records fail to disclose which of two or more bills in conflict is latest in date of enactment, the date of enactment of the respective bills is considered to be, in order of priority:(1)  the date on which the last presiding officer signed the bill;(2)  the date on which the governor signed the bill;  or(3)  the date on which the bill became law by operation of law.|Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 340, Sec. 4, eff. Aug. 28, 1989.  Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 220, Sec. 3, eff. May 23, 1997.|
TX Govt Code § 312.015 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 312.015. Quorum

Sec. 312.015.  QUORUM.  A majority of a board or commission established under law is a quorum unless otherwise specifically provided.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 11, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|
TX Govt Code § 312.016 (2021)
2021 Texas Statutes|Government Code|Title 3 - Legislative Branch|Subtitle B - Legislation|Chapter 312 - Construction of Laws|Subchapter B. Miscellaneous Provisions|Section 312.016. Standard Time

Sec. 312.016.  STANDARD TIME.  (a)  The standard time in this state is the time at the 90th meridian longitude west from Greenwich, commonly known as "central standard time."(b)  The standard time in a region of this state that used mountain standard time before June 12, 1947, is the time at the 105th meridian longitude west from Greenwich, commonly known as "mountain standard time."(c)  Unless otherwise expressly provided, a reference in a statute, order, or rule to the time in which an act shall be performed means the appropriate standard time as provided by this section.|Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.|