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Tex. Prop. Code § 301.002 (2026)

Purposes

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Sec. 301.002. PURPOSES. The purposes of this chapter are to:

(1) provide for fair housing practices in this state;

(2) create a procedure for investigating and settling complaints of discriminatory housing practices; and

(3) provide rights and remedies substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law.

Added by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 268, Sec. 40, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2000–2023 · leading case: Ojo v. Farmers Grp., Inc., 356 S.W.3d 421 (Tex. 2011).
Ojo v. Farmers Grp., Inc., 356 S.W.3d 421 (Tex. 2011). “See Tex. Prop.Code § 301.002(3) (“The purposes of this chapter are to provide rights and remedies substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law.”
Chavez v. Aber, 122 F. Supp. 3d 581 (W.D. Tex. 2015). “” Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 301.002 ; see also Meadowbriar Home for Children, Inc.”
Texas v. Crest Asset Mgmt., Inc., 85 F. Supp. 2d 722 (S.D. Tex. 2000). · cites it 2× “" Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 301.002(1). A plaintiff seeking recovery on a FHA discrimination claim may proceed under either a theory of disparate treatment or disparate impact (also termed "discriminatory effects").”
Carolyn Frost Keenan v. River Oaks Prop. Owners, Inc. (Tex. App. 2022). · cites it 2× “See TEX. PROP. CODE § 301.002. Both the FHAA and the TFHA make it unlawful: To discriminate in the sale or rental, or to otherwise make unavailable or deny, a dwelling to any buyer or renter because of a handicap of— (A) that buyer or renter; (B) a person residing in or…”
Kevin Tarr v. Lantana Sw. Homeowners' Ass'n, Inc. (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “32, 44 TEX. PROP. CODE § 301.002 ...............”
Sylvia Arredondo v. Vill. on the Lake, Ltd & Votl I GP, Inc. (Tex. App. 2023). “” Tex. Prop. Code Ann. § 301.002 ; see Richardson v.”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 301.002(1) — 1 case
Texas v. Crest Asset Mgmt., Inc., 85 F. Supp. 2d 722 (S.D. Tex. 2000). “" Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 301.002(1). A plaintiff seeking recovery on a FHA discrimination claim may proceed under either a theory of disparate treatment or disparate impact (also termed "discriminatory effects").”
— Tex. Prop. Code § 301.002(3) — 3 cases
Ojo v. Farmers Grp., Inc., 356 S.W.3d 421 (Tex. 2011). “See Tex. Prop.Code § 301.002(3) (“The purposes of this chapter are to provide rights and remedies substantially equivalent to those granted under federal law.”
Texas v. Crest Asset Mgmt., Inc., 85 F. Supp. 2d 722 (S.D. Tex. 2000). “" Tex.Prop.Code Ann. § 301.002(1). A plaintiff seeking recovery on a FHA discrimination claim may proceed under either a theory of disparate treatment or disparate impact (also termed "discriminatory effects").”
Kevin Tarr v. Lantana Sw. Homeowners' Ass'n, Inc. (Tex. App. 2015). “32, 44 TEX. PROP. CODE § 301.002 ...............”
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