(a) Words in the present tense include the future tense.
(b) The singular includes the plural and the plural includes the singular.
(c) Words of one gender include the other genders.
Tex. Gov't Code § 311.012
TENSE, NUMBER, AND GENDER
Known as the Code Construction Act
The act spans §§ 311.001 to 311.036 (27 sections).
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Iglehart v. State (1992)
Most recently applied in Iglehart v. State (June 1992)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.