{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-301.0045","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Property Code § 301.0045","heading":"RACIAL DISCRIMINATION BASED ON HAIR TEXTURE OR PROTECTIVE HAIRSTYLE.","body":"(a) In this section, \"protective hairstyle\" includes braids, locks, and twists.\n(b) A provision in this chapter, other than a provision in Subchapter I, referring to discrimination because of race or on the basis of race includes discrimination because of or on the basis of a person's hair texture or protective hairstyle commonly or historically associated with race.\nAdded by Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 223 (H.B. 567), Sec. 4, eff. September 1, 2023.","path":["PROPERTY CODE","TITLE 15. FAIR HOUSING PRACTICES","CHAPTER 301. TEXAS FAIR HOUSING ACT","SUBCHAPTER A. TITLE, PURPOSE, AND DEFINITIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/PR/htm/PR.301.htm#301.0045","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:37Z","sha256":"5cedeb0eefa68c785b5c33f50c9895ea582e6ab09237974f7d23e22a52a17175","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-301.004","next":"us-tx/tex.-property-code-301.005"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}