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Tex. Transp. Code § 1.001 (2026)

Purpose Of Code

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Sec. 1.001. PURPOSE OF CODE. (a) This code is enacted as a part of the state's continuing statutory revision program, begun by the Texas Legislative Council in 1963 as directed by the legislature in the law codified as Section 323.007, Government Code. The program contemplates a topic-by-topic revision of the state's general and permanent statute law without substantive change.

(b) Consistent with the objectives of the statutory revision program, the purpose of this code is to make the law encompassed by this code more accessible and understandable by:

(1) rearranging the statutes into a more logical order;

(2) employing a format and numbering system designed to facilitate citation of the law and to accommodate future expansion of the law;

(3) eliminating repealed, duplicative, unconstitutional, expired, executed, and other ineffective provisions; and

(4) restating the law in modern American English to the greatest extent possible.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2002–2022 · leading case: Mahaffey v. State, 316 S.W.3d 633 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010).
Mahaffey v. State, 316 S.W.3d 633 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). · cites it 2× “[3] TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 1.001(b). [4] Id., § 1.”
CenterPoint Energy Houston Elec. LLC v. Harris Cnty. Toll Road Auth., 436 F.3d 541 (5th Cir. 2006). · cites it 2× “971) (West) (now codified at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 1.001 , et. seq.”
Morris v. JTM Materials, Inc., 78 S.W.3d 28 (Tex. App. 2002). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 1.001 (a) (Vernon 1999) (providing that transportation code was enacted as part of a “topic-by-topic revision of the state’s general and permanent statute law without substantive change.”
Karl Frederick Schultz v. State, 457 S.W.3d 94 (Tex. App. 2014). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 1.001 (Vernon 2011).”
State v. Luxon, 230 S.W.3d 440 (Tex. App. 2007). “See Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 1.001 (Vernon 1999).”
Harris Cnty. Toll Road Auth. & Harris Cnty. v. Sw. Bell Tel., LP D/B/A SBC Texas, 263 S.W.3d 48 (Tex. App. 2006). “971) (West) (now codified at Tex. Transp. Code Ann. § 1.001 (a) (Vernon 1999)) (emphasis added)).”
HARRIS CTY TOLL RD. AUTH. v. Sw. Bell Tel., LP, 263 S.W.3d 48 (Tex. App. 2006). “971) (West) (now codified at TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 1.001(a) (Vernon 1999)) (emphasis added)).”
Hardin, Sheila Jo (Tex. Crim. App. 2022). “42 TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 1.001. Hardin — 21 Indeed, we held in Leming that the officer in that case had reasonable suspicion to stop the defendant for driving while intoxicated regardless of whether he failed to maintain a single lane.”
Karl Frederick Schultz v. State (Tex. App. 2014). “” TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 1.001(a). Because the creation of the Transportation Code was not intended to make substantive changes to the statutes and because the phrase “to be considered valid under the provisions of this section” was removed because it was considered redundant,…”
Mahaffey, Wilton Larron (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “Tex. Transp. Code §1.001(b). 4. Id. , §1.”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 1.001(a) — 2 cases
HARRIS CTY TOLL RD. AUTH. v. Sw. Bell Tel., LP, 263 S.W.3d 48 (Tex. App. 2006). “971) (West) (now codified at TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 1.001(a) (Vernon 1999)) (emphasis added)).”
Karl Frederick Schultz v. State (Tex. App. 2014). “” TEX. TRANSP. CODE ANN. § 1.001(a). Because the creation of the Transportation Code was not intended to make substantive changes to the statutes and because the phrase “to be considered valid under the provisions of this section” was removed because it was considered redundant,…”
— Tex. Transp. Code § 1.001(b) — 2 cases
Mahaffey v. State, 316 S.W.3d 633 (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “[3] TEX. TRANSP. CODE § 1.001(b). [4] Id., § 1.”
Mahaffey, Wilton Larron (Tex. Crim. App. 2010). “Tex. Transp. Code §1.001(b). 4. Id. , §1.”
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