CHAPTER 5. RULE OF DECISION
CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL
SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 5. RULE OF DECISION
Sec. 5.001. RULE OF DECISION. The rule of decision in this
state consists of those portions of the common law of England
that are not inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of
this state, the constitution of this state, and the laws of this
state.
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 959, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.