Tex. Government Code § 469.001
SCOPE OF CHAPTER; PUBLIC POLICY
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- Tex. Government Code § 469.001, SCOPE OF CHAPTER; PUBLIC POLICY, Texas, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-09, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/654537
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(a) The intent of this chapter is to ensure that each building and facility subject to this chapter is accessible to and functional for persons with disabilities without causing the loss of function, space, or facilities.
(b) This chapter relates to nonambulatory and semiambulatory disabilities, sight disabilities, hearing disabilities, disabilities of coordination, and aging.
(c) This chapter is intended to further the policy of this state to encourage and promote the rehabilitation of persons with disabilities and to eliminate, to the extent possible, unnecessary barriers encountered by persons with disabilities whose ability to engage in gainful occupations or to achieve maximum personal independence is needlessly restricted.