Little v. Texas Department of Criminal Justice

delivered the unanimous opinion of the Court.

Section 21.051 of the Labor Code provides that “[a]n employer commits an unlawful employment practice if because of race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or age the employer: (1) fails or refuses to hire an individual....” Tex. Lab. Code § 21.051 (emphasis added). For purposes of chapter 21 of the Labor Code, the term “disability” means “with respect to an individual, a mental or physical impairment that substantially limits at least one major life activity of that individual, a record of such an impairment, or being regarded as…