Tex. Gov't Code § 311.021 · Subchapter C. CONSTRUCTION OF STATUTES
INTENTION IN ENACTMENT OF STATUTES.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
In enacting a statute, it is presumed that:
(1) compliance with the constitutions of this state and the United States is intended;
(2) the entire statute is intended to be effective;
(3) a just and reasonable result is intended;
(4) a result feasible of execution is intended; and
(5) public interest is favored over any private interest.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.311.htm
- Text hash
- sha256 26c2306a34b092542cf02bc5a042ec8da4b2ad7406c1d1afdf4db3b8987aac19
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.