The provisions of this chapter referring to discrimination because of age or on the basis of age apply only to discrimination against an individual 40 years of age or older.
Tex. Lab. Code § 21.101
AGE DISCRIMINATION LIMITED TO INDIVIDUALS OF CERTAIN AGE
Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case Mission Consolidated Independent School District v. Garcia (2012)
Most recently applied in Ross v. Judson Indep Sch Dist (April 2021)
Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff
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Official source: Texas Constitution and Statutes. Reproduced from public-domain Texas statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.