Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 38.005
Liberal Construction

This chapter shall be liberally construed to promote its underlying purposes.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.

Source: Section 38.005 — Liberal Construction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.38.htm#38.005 (accessed May 18, 2024).

38.001
Recovery of Attorney’s Fees 38.002
Procedure for Recovery of Attorney’s Fees 38.003
Presumption 38.004
Judicial Notice 38.005
Liberal Construction 38.006
Exceptions 38.0015
Recovery of Attorney’s Fees as Compensatory Damages

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Original Source: Section 38.005 — Liberal Construction, https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.38.htm#38.005 (last accessed May 18, 2024).

Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 38.005 Liberal Construction

Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 38.005
Liberal Construction