Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 134A.008 : CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE — MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS — TRADE SECRETS — Uniformity of Application and Construction TEXT PDF This chapter shall be applied and construed to effectuate its general purpose to make uniform the law with respect to the subject of this chapter among states enacting it. Tex. Civ. Prac. and Rem. Code § 134A.008 Added by Acts 2013, 83rd Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 10,Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/2013.