Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 123.002

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 123.002 - Definition

In this chapter, "person with a disability" means a person whose ability to care for himself or herself, perform manual tasks, learn, work, walk, see, hear, speak, or breathe is substantially limited because the person has:

(1) an orthopedic, visual, speech, or hearing impairment;
(2) Alzheimer's disease;
(3) pre-senile dementia;
(4) cerebral palsy;
(5) epilepsy;
(6) muscular dystrophy;
(7) multiple sclerosis;
(8) cancer;
(9) heart disease;
(10) diabetes;
(11) an intellectual disability;
(12) autism; or
(13) mental illness.

Tex. Hum. Res. Code § 123.002

Amended by Acts 2015, Texas Acts of the 84th Leg. - Regular Session, ch. 1,Sec. 4.431, eff. 4/2/2015.
Added by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 16, Sec. 12.01(a), eff. 8/26/1991.