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A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
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AN ACT
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relating to the rule of decision in a court of this state. |
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BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS: |
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SECTION 1. Section 5.001, Civil Practice and Remedies Code, |
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is amended to read as follows: |
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Sec. 5.001. RULE OF DECISION. (a) The rule of decision in |
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this state consists of those portions of the common law of England |
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that are not inconsistent with the constitution or the laws of this |
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state, the constitutions [constitution] of this state and of the |
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United States, [and] the laws of this state, and case law precedents |
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set by a court of this state. |
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(b) In any action governed by the laws of this state |
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concerning rights and obligations under the law, the American Law |
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Institute's Restatements of the Law are not controlling. |
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SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2019. |