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Tex. Occ. Code § 1.002 (2026)

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Sec. 1.002. CONSTRUCTION OF CODE. Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.

Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 388, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1999.

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Cited in 6 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2008–2021 · leading case: In re Oca, Inc., 552 F.3d 413 (5th Cir. 2008).
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In re Oca, Inc., 552 F.3d 413 (5th Cir. 2008). “" Tex. Occ.Code § 1.002. The Texas Government Code defines the term "person" to include corporations "unless the statute or context in which the word or phrase is used requires a different definition.”
Crosby v. Orthalliance New Image, 552 F.3d 413 (5th Cir. 2008). “” Tex. Occ.Code § 1.002. The Texas Government Code defines the term “person” to include corporations “unless the statute or context in which the word or phrase is used requires a different definition.”
Texas Ass'n of Acupuncture & Oriental Med. v. Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners & Patricia Gilbert, No. 03-15-00262-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 19, 2015). · cites it 2× “5 Tex. Occ. Code § 1.002 ..................”
Texas Ass'n of Acupuncture & Oriental Med. v. Texas Bd. of Chiropractic Examiners & Patricia Gilbert, No. 03-15-00262-CV (Tex. App.—Austin Nov. 20, 2015). · cites it 2× “5 Tex. Occ. Code § 1.002 ..................”
Robert Charles Lowry v. Texas Med. Bd.// Cross-Appellee, No. 03-19-00770-CV (Tex. App.—Austin June 11, 2021). “The Code Construction Act provides that “[w]ords and phrases shall be read in context and construed 6 according to the rules of grammar and common usage” and that “[w]ords and phrases that have acquired a technical or particular meaning, whether by legislative definition or…”
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion, No. GA-0729 (Tex. Att'y Gen. July 2, 2009). “005(2) (Vernon 2005); TEX. OCC. CODE ANN. § 1.002 (Vernon 2004) ("Chapter 311, Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of each provision in this code except as otherwise expressly provided by this code.”
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