Tex. Gov't Code § 312.001 : GOVERNMENT CODE — LEGISLATIVE BRANCH — LEGISLATION — CONSTRUCTION OF LAWS — CONSTRUCTION RULES FOR CIVIL STATUTES — Application TEXT PDF This subchapter applies to the construction of all civil statutes. Tex. Gov't. Code § 312.001 Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.