Tex. Government Code § 312.002
This is the official text of Tex. Government Code § 312.002, part of Texas’s Government Code — covers the structure and operation of Texas state and local government.
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§ 312.002. MEANING OF WORDS.
Official statutory text
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), words shall be given their ordinary meaning.
(b) If a word is connected with and used with reference to a particular trade or subject matter or is used as a word of art, the word shall have the meaning given by experts in the particular trade, subject matter, or art.
(b) If a word is connected with and used with reference to a particular trade or subject matter or is used as a word of art, the word shall have the meaning given by experts in the particular trade, subject matter, or art.
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