Tex. Occ. Code § 53.003 · Subchapter A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
LEGISLATIVE INTENT; LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION OF SUBCHAPTER.
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Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) It is the intent of the legislature to enhance opportunities for a person to obtain gainful employment after the person has:
(1) been convicted of an offense; and
(2) discharged the sentence for the offense.
(b) This chapter shall be liberally construed to carry out the intent of the legislature.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 765 (H.B. 1342), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2019.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.53.htm
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- 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
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