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Tex. Lab. Code § 21.005

CONSTRUCTION WITH OTHER LAWS

Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Sullivan v. University of Texas Health Science Center (2007)

Most recently applied in 96 F. Supp. 3d 601 - Quintana v. Fujifilm North America Corp. (March 2015)

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff

(a) This chapter does not relieve a government agency or official of the responsibility to ensure nondiscrimination in employment as required under another provision of the state or federal constitutions or laws.

(b) This chapter does not affect the standards for determining eligibility for benefits under Title 5 or under a state or federal disability benefit program.

(c) Nothing in this chapter may be construed as the basis for a claim by an individual without a disability that the individual was subject to discrimination because of the individual's lack of a disability.

Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.