Texas Statutes
Title 15 - Fair Housing Practices
Chapter 301 - Texas Fair Housing Act

Subchapter A. Title, Purpose, and Definitions

Section 301.001. Short Title - Sec. 301.001. SHORT TITLE. This chapter may be cited as...

Section 301.0015. Texas Workforce Commission - Sec. 301.0015. TEXAS WORKFORCE COMMISSION. The powers and duties exercised...

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

Section 301.003. Definitions - Sec. 301.003. DEFINITIONS. In this chapter: (1) "Aggrieved person" includes...

Section 301.004. Familial Status - Sec. 301.004. FAMILIAL STATUS. A discriminatory act is committed because...

Section 301.005. Construction of Chapter - Sec. 301.005. CONSTRUCTION OF CHAPTER. The statutory civil remedies or...

Subchapter B. Discrimination Prohibited

Section 301.021. Sale or Rental - Sec. 301.021. SALE OR RENTAL. (a) A person may not...

Section 301.022. Publication - Sec. 301.022. PUBLICATION. A person may not make, print, or...

Section 301.023. Inspection - Sec. 301.023. INSPECTION. A person may not represent to another...

Section 301.024. Entry Into Neighborhood - Sec. 301.024. ENTRY INTO NEIGHBORHOOD. A person may not, for...

Section 301.025. Disability - Sec. 301.025. DISABILITY. (a) A person may not discriminate in...

Section 301.026. Residential Real Estate Related Transaction - Sec. 301.026. RESIDENTIAL REAL ESTATE RELATED TRANSACTION. (a) A person...

Section 301.027. Brokerage Services - Sec. 301.027. BROKERAGE SERVICES. A person may not deny another...

Subchapter C. Exemptions

Section 301.041. Certain Sales and Rentals Exempted - Sec. 301.041. CERTAIN SALES AND RENTALS EXEMPTED. (a) Sections 301.021,...

Section 301.042. Religious Organization, Private Club, and Appraisal Exemption - Sec. 301.042. RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION, PRIVATE CLUB, AND APPRAISAL EXEMPTION. (a)...

Section 301.043. Housing for Elderly Exempted - Sec. 301.043. HOUSING FOR ELDERLY EXEMPTED. The provisions of this...

Section 301.044. Effect on Other Law - Sec. 301.044. EFFECT ON OTHER LAW. (a) This chapter does...

Subchapter D. Administrative Provisions

Section 301.062. Rules - Sec. 301.062. RULES. The commission may adopt rules necessary to...

Section 301.063. Complaints - Sec. 301.063. COMPLAINTS. As provided by Subchapters E and F,...

Section 301.065. Reports and Studies - Sec. 301.065. REPORTS AND STUDIES. (a) The commission shall, at...

Section 301.066. Cooperation With Other Entities - Sec. 301.066. COOPERATION WITH OTHER ENTITIES. The commission shall cooperate...

Section 301.067. Subpoenas and Discovery - Sec. 301.067. SUBPOENAS AND DISCOVERY. (a) The commission may issue...

Section 301.068. Referral to Municipality - Sec. 301.068. REFERRAL TO MUNICIPALITY. The commission may defer proceedings...

Section 301.069. Gifts and Grants - Sec. 301.069. GIFTS AND GRANTS. (a) The commission may accept...

Section 301.070. Accessibility Assistance and Information for Landlords - Sec. 301.070. ACCESSIBILITY ASSISTANCE AND INFORMATION FOR LANDLORDS. The commission...

Subchapter E. Administrative Enforcement

Section 301.081. Complaint - Sec. 301.081. COMPLAINT. (a) The commission shall investigate complaints of...

Section 301.082. Answer - Sec. 301.082. ANSWER. (a) Not later than the 10th day...

Section 301.083. Investigation - Sec. 301.083. INVESTIGATION. (a) If the federal government has referred...

Section 301.084. Additional or Substitute Respondent - Sec. 301.084. ADDITIONAL OR SUBSTITUTE RESPONDENT. (a) The commission may...

Section 301.085. Conciliation - Sec. 301.085. CONCILIATION. (a) The commission shall, during the period...

Section 301.086. Temporary or Preliminary Relief - Sec. 301.086. TEMPORARY OR PRELIMINARY RELIEF. (a) The commission may...

Section 301.087. Investigative Report - Sec. 301.087. INVESTIGATIVE REPORT. (a) The commission shall prepare a...

Section 301.088. Reasonable Cause Determination - Sec. 301.088. REASONABLE CAUSE DETERMINATION. (a) The commission shall determine...

Section 301.089. Charge - Sec. 301.089. CHARGE. (a) A charge issued under Section 301.088:...

Section 301.090. Land Use Law - Sec. 301.090. LAND USE LAW. If the commission determines that...

Section 301.091. Dismissal - Sec. 301.091. DISMISSAL. (a) If the commission determines that no...

Section 301.092. Pending Civil Trial - Sec. 301.092. PENDING CIVIL TRIAL. The commission may not issue...

Section 301.093. Election of Judicial Determination - Sec. 301.093. ELECTION OF JUDICIAL DETERMINATION. (a) A complainant, a...

Subchapter F. Administrative Hearings

Section 301.111. Administrative Hearing - Sec. 301.111. ADMINISTRATIVE HEARING. (a) If a timely election is...

Section 301.112. Administrative Penalties - Sec. 301.112. ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTIES. (a) If the commission determines at...

Section 301.113. Effect of Commission Order - Sec. 301.113. EFFECT OF COMMISSION ORDER. A commission order under...

Section 301.114. Licensed or Regulated Business - Sec. 301.114. LICENSED OR REGULATED BUSINESS. If the commission issues...

Section 301.115. Order in Preceding Five Years - Sec. 301.115. ORDER IN PRECEDING FIVE YEARS. If the commission...

Subchapter G. Enforcement by Attorney General

Section 301.131. Attorney General Action for Enforcement - Sec. 301.131. ATTORNEY GENERAL ACTION FOR ENFORCEMENT. (a) If a...

Section 301.132. Pattern or Practice Case - Sec. 301.132. PATTERN OR PRACTICE CASE. (a) On the request...

Section 301.133. Subpoena Enforcement - Sec. 301.133. SUBPOENA ENFORCEMENT. The attorney general, on behalf of...

Subchapter H. Enforcement by Private Persons

Section 301.151. Civil Action - Sec. 301.151. CIVIL ACTION. (a) An aggrieved person may file...

Section 301.152. Court-Appointed Attorney - Sec. 301.152. COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY. On application by a person alleging...

Section 301.153. Relief Granted - Sec. 301.153. RELIEF GRANTED. If the court finds that a...

Section 301.154. Effect of Relief Granted - Sec. 301.154. EFFECT OF RELIEF GRANTED. Relief granted under this...

Section 301.155. Intervention by Attorney General - Sec. 301.155. INTERVENTION BY ATTORNEY GENERAL. (a) On request of...

Section 301.156. Prevailing Party - Sec. 301.156. PREVAILING PARTY. A court in a civil action...

Subchapter I. Criminal Penalty

Section 301.171. Intimidation or Interference - Sec. 301.171. INTIMIDATION OR INTERFERENCE. (a) A person commits an...