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.
Tex. Gov't Code § 312.005
LEGISLATIVE INTENT
Applied in 5 court decisions — leading case Gates v. City of Dallas (1986)
Most recently applied in CITY OF HOUSTON FIRE FIGHTERS' v. Morris (August 1997)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff
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Court decisions citing this, by year. The dip in the last several years is a data-coverage gap, not a real trend — our corpus holds fewer opinions from the most recent years, so recent citations are undercounted.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.