LIBERAL CONSTRUCTION
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Barfield v. City of La Porte (1993)
Most recently applied in CITY OF HOUSTON FIRE FIGHTERS' v. Morris (August 1997)
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff
(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.
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.