{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-110.004","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Civil Practice and Remedies Code § 110.004","heading":"DEFENSE.","body":"A person whose free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened in violation of Section 110.003 or 110.0031 may assert that violation as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the proceeding is brought in the name of the state or by any other person.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.\nAmended by:\nActs 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (H.B. 1239), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2021.","path":["CIVIL PRACTICE AND REMEDIES CODE","TITLE 5. GOVERNMENTAL LIABILITY","CHAPTER 110. RELIGIOUS FREEDOM"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.110.htm#110.004","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:00Z","sha256":"cb4daff3a96f2ff594d32055ac7f8fa950d43d7b37ceb01c0d79f4e5033b1edd","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-110.0031","next":"us-tx/tex.-civil-practice-and-remedies-code-110.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}