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Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 121.001 (2026)

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Sec. 121.001. STATE POLICY. The policy of the state is to encourage and enable persons with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state, to achieve maximum personal independence, to become gainfully employed, and to otherwise fully enjoy and use all public facilities available within the state.

Acts 1979, 66th Leg., p. 2425, ch. 842, art. 1, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1979. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 649, Sec. 2, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2007–2023 · leading case: Mark Silguero & Amy Wolfe v. Csl Plasma, Inc., 579 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. 2019).
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Mark Silguero & Amy Wolfe v. Csl Plasma, Inc., 579 S.W.3d 53 (Tex. 2019). “" TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 121.001 ; see also Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990, Pub.”
Nat'l Fed'n of the Blind v. Container Store, Inc., 904 F.3d 70 (1st Cir. 2018). “Code § 8-107 ; and the Texas Human Resources Code, Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 121.001, et seq. A hearing on the pending motion was held on March 9, 2016 but a transcript was not provided to this court.”
Laura Beeman & Janet Lock v. Brad Livingston, in His Off. Capacity as Exec. Dir. of the Texas Dep't of Crim. Just., 468 S.W.3d 534 (Tex. 2015). “” Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 121.001. A person with a disability has “the same right as persons without disabilities to the full use and enjoyment of any public facility” and a failure to “make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, and procedures” is prohibited.”
Brad Livingston, in His Off. Capacity as the Exec. Dir. of the Texas Dep't of Crim. Just. v. Laura Beeman & Janet Lock, 408 S.W.3d 566 (Tex. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Hum. Res. Code §§ 121.001 — .011; Uniform Declaratory Judgments Act (UDJA), Tex.”
Gilkerson v. Chasewood Bank, 1 F. Supp. 3d 570 (S.D. Tex. 2014). “), the Texas Human Resource Code (the “THRC”), Tex. Hum. Res.Code Ann. § 121.001 et seq.”
Rodger Peters v. Norwegian Cruise Line Ltd. D/B/A Norwegian Cruise Line (Tex. App. 2007). · cites it 2× “Tex. Hum. Res. Code Ann. §§ 121.001 -.011 (Vernon 2001 & Supp.”
Texas Tech Univ. Health Sciences Ctr. - El Paso v. Dr. Lindsey Niehay (Tex. 2023). “7 Chapter 121 of the Human Resources Code, for example, which specifically addresses the state’s policy “to encourage and enable persons with disabilities to participate fully in the social and economic life of the state,” TEX. HUM. RES. CODE § 121.001, defines “person with a…”
Barry Wion v. Rick Thayler (Tex. App. 2010). “TEX. HUM. RES. CODE ANN. § 121.001 et seq.”
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