Texas Human Resources Code
§ 121.003 — DISCRIMINATION PROHIBITED
HR § 121.003Title 8. RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES OF PERSONS WITH DISABILITIES · Ch. 121. PARTICIPATION IN SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES
Statute text
View on source(a)Persons with disabilities have the same right as persons without disabilities to the full use and enjoyment of any public facility in the state.
(b)No common carrier, airplane, railroad train, motor bus, streetcar, boat, or other public conveyance or mode of transportation operating within the state may refuse to accept as a passenger a person with a disability because of the person's disability, nor may a person with a disability be required to pay an additional fare because of his or her use of a service animal, wheelchair, crutches, or other device used to assist a person with a disability in travel.
(c)No person with a disability may be denied admittance to any public facility in the state because of the person's disability. No person with a disability may be denied the use of a white cane, assistance animal, wheelchair, crutches, or other device of assistance.
(d)The discrimination prohibited by this section includes a refusal to allow a person with a disability to use or be admitted to any public facility, a ruse or subterfuge calculated to prevent or discourage a person with a disability from using or being admitted to a public facility, and a failure to:
(1)comply with Chapter 469, Government Code;
(2)make reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, and procedures; or
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Legislative history
Acts 2013, 83rd Leg., R.S., Ch. 838 (H.B. 489), Sec. 3, eff. January 1, 2014. Acts 2015, 84th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1 (S.B. 219), Sec. 4.416, eff. April 2, 2015.