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Tex. Lab. Code § 21.256 (2026)

Statute Of Limitations

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Sec. 21.256. STATUTE OF LIMITATIONS. A civil action may not be brought under this subchapter later than the second anniversary of the date the complaint relating to the action is filed.

Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993. Amended by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.07(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.

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Cited in 49 cases (10 in the last 5 years), 2000–2025 · leading case: In Re United Servs. Auto. Ass'n, 307 S.W.3d 299 (Tex. 2010).
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In Re United Servs. Auto. Ass'n, 307 S.W.3d 299 (Tex. 2010). · cites it 2× “” Tex. Lab. Code § 21.256. The Legislature titled the provision “Statute of Limitations,” id.”
Tarrant Cnty. v. Vandigriff, 71 S.W.3d 921 (Tex. App. 2002). · cites it 4× “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.256 (Vernon 1996).”
Prairie View A&M Univ. v. Diljit K. Chatha, 381 S.W.3d 500 (Tex. 2012). · cites it 2× “See Tex. Lab.Code § 21.256. Further, the TCHRA requires a *508 plaintiff to file suit within sixty days of receiving a right-to-sue letter whereas Title VII imposes a deadline of ninety days.”
El Paso Indep. Sch. Dist. v. Alspini, 315 S.W.3d 144 (Tex. App. 2010). · cites it 6× “” Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 21.256 . Section 21.”
Gordon R. Gross v. the City of Houston, 391 S.W.3d 168 (Tex. App. 2012). · cites it 4× “TEX. LABOR CODE ANN. § 21.256 (Vernon 2006); see City of Houston v.”
Reinaldo Taylor v. Bailey Tool & Mfg. Co, 744 F.3d 944 (5th Cir. 2014). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.256 (West 2006). Taylor’s Title VII claim had to be filed within ninety days of receiving a right-to-sue letter from the EEOC, making his filing deadline for his Title VII claim April 11, 2011, more than eighteen months before he asserted it in his…”
Comptroller v. LANDSFELD, 352 S.W.3d 171 (Tex. App. 2011). · cites it 2× “3d at 310 ; see Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.256 (West 2006); Tarrant Reg'l Water Dist.”
Blaire Reid v. SSB Holdings, Inc., D/B/A Protec Lab'y, 506 S.W.3d 140 (Tex. App. 2016). · cites it 2× “10; see Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 21.256 . Subsequent to Schroeder , the Texas Supreme Court began taking what it characterized as a “modern direction of policy” regarding subject-matter jurisdiction.”
Davis v. Educ. Serv. Ctr., 62 S.W.3d 890 (Tex. App. 2001). “Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.256 (Vernon 1996).”
Vu v. ExxonMobil Corp., 98 S.W.3d 318 (Tex. App. 2003). · cites it 2× “The trigger date for the running of [Vu’s] 2-year statute of limitations pursuant to Tex. Labor Code Ann. § 21.256 (Vernon 1996) 1 is found to be the date that [Vu] first filed written paperwork with the Commission, October 30, 1997.”
Roberts v. Padre Island Brewing Co., Inc., 28 S.W.3d 618 (Tex. App. 2000). “See Tex. Lab.Code Ann. § 21.256 (Vernon 1995); see also Eckerdt, 802 S.”
Lottinger v. Shell Oil Co., 143 F. Supp. 2d 743 (S.D. Tex. 2001). “See Tex. Lab. Code Ann. § 21.256 (“A civil action may not be brought under this sub-chapter later than the second anniversary of the date the complaint relating to the action is filed”).”
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