In construing a statute, whether or not the statute is considered ambiguous on its face, a court may consider among other matters the:

1. (1) object sought to be attained;
2. (2) circumstances under which the statute was enacted;
3. (3) legislative history;
4. (4) common law or former statutory provisions, including laws on the same or similar subjects;
5. (5) consequences of a particular construction;
6. (6) administrative construction of the statute; and
7. (7) title (caption), preamble, and emergency provision.

Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 479, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1985.