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Terms Used In Texas Labor Code 21.126

  • Person: includes corporation, organization, government or governmental subdivision or agency, business trust, estate, trust, partnership, association, and any other legal entity. See Texas Government Code 311.005

It is an unlawful employment practice for a person elected to public office in this state or a political subdivision of this state to discriminate because of race, color, sex, national origin, religion, age, or disability against an individual who is an employee or applicant for employment to:
(1) serve on the elected official’s personal staff;
(2) serve the elected official on a policy-making level; or
(3) serve the elected official as an immediate advisor with respect to the exercise of the constitutional or legal powers of the office.