{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.152","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Labor Code § 21.152","heading":"CREATION OF LOCAL COMMISSION.","body":"(a) A political subdivision or two or more political subdivisions acting jointly may create a local commission to:\n(1) promote the purposes of this chapter; and\n(2) secure for all individuals in the jurisdiction of each political subdivision freedom from discrimination because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age.\n(b) The political subdivision creating a local commission may appropriate funds for the expenses of the local commission.\nActs 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 269, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.","path":["LABOR CODE","TITLE 2. PROTECTION OF LABORERS","SUBTITLE A. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","CHAPTER 21. EMPLOYMENT DISCRIMINATION","SUBCHAPTER D. LOCAL ENFORCEMENT"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LA/htm/LA.21.htm#21.152","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:24Z","sha256":"5a8c50a51674b12da417ffbddf9c095b2e9894fd4de47a4a6a74dcd8050a0644","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.151","next":"us-tx/tex.-labor-code-21.153"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}