{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.123","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 21.123","heading":"SCOPE OF DEFENSE.","body":"A demonstration that an employment practice is consistent with business necessity may not be used as a defense under this chapter against a complaint of intentional discrimination.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 9.05(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","CHAPTER 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER C. APPLICATION; EXCEPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.21.htm#21.123","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"3e14bfe9e4abd570a21d224f095388445818ccdedb7de276799a532d1fc752fa","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.122","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.124"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}