A person whose free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened in violation of Section 110.003 or 110.0031 may assert that violation as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the proceeding is brought in the name of the state or by any other person.
Tex. Civ. Prac. & Rem. Code § 110.004
DEFENSE
Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Voice of Cornerstone Church Corp. v. Pizza Property Partners (2005)
Most recently applied in Voice of Cornerstone Church Corp. v. Pizza Property Partners (March 2005)
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff
Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.