CIVIL PRACTICE & REMEDIES CODE
TITLE 2. TRIAL, JUDGMENT, AND APPEAL
SUBTITLE A. GENERAL PROVISIONS
CHAPTER 5. RULE OF DECISION
§ 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, § 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.