{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-392.001","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 392.001","heading":"FINDINGS AND INTENT.","body":"The legislature finds that language used in reference to persons with disabilities shapes and reflects society's attitudes toward persons with disabilities. Certain terms and phrases are demeaning and create an invisible barrier to inclusion as equal community members. It is the intent of the legislature to establish preferred terms and phrases for new and revised laws by requiring the use of language that places the person before the disability.\nAdded by Acts 2011, 82nd Leg., R.S., Ch. 272 (H.B. 1481), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2011.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 3. LEGISLATIVE BRANCH","SUBTITLE Z. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS","CHAPTER 392. PERSON FIRST RESPECTFUL LANGUAGE INITIATIVE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.392.htm#392.001","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"5cc59a680e761835e9cfa1024f0107dead55f989d46c7f457283b79548fbd2b2","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-391.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-392.002"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}