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 foot = 12.00 inches exactly; and

(3) one vara = 33-1/3 inches exactly.

Acts 1977, 65th Leg., p. 2359, ch. 871, art. I, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1977.