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Code · Texas · ESTATES CODE · TITLE 1. GENERAL PROVISIONS · CHAPTER 21. PURPOSE AND CONSTRUCTION

Sec. 21.002. CONSTRUCTION.

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Sec. 21.002. CONSTRUCTION.
(a)Except as provided by Section 22.027 or 1002.023, Chapter 311 , Government Code (Code Construction Act), applies to the construction of a provision of this code.
(b)This code and the Texas Probate Code, as amended, shall be considered one continuous statute, and for the purposes of any instrument that refers to the Texas Probate Code, this code shall be considered an amendment to the Texas Probate Code.
Added by Acts 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 680 (H.B. 2502 ), Sec. 1, eff. January 1, 2014.
Amended by:
Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 823 (H.B. 2759 ), Sec. 2.02, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 161 (S.B. 1093 ), Sec. 6.002, eff. January 1, 2014.
Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 173 (H.B. 2419 ), Sec. 1(b), eff. May 28, 2015.
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