Unit of Measurement

Sec. 21.077. UNIT OF MEASUREMENT. The unit of measurement in this subchapter has the following values, based on the International Meter established by the National Bureau of Standards: (1) one meter = 39.37 inches exactly; (2) one U.S. survey foot = 0.3048006096 meter; (3) one vara = 33-1/3 inches exactly; and (4) one international foot = 0.3048 meter exactly. Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2359, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977. Amended by: Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 381 (S.B. 1072), Sec. 3, eff. September 1, 2021.