Legal Opinion
Brad Livingston, in His Official Capacity as the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice v. Laura Beeman and Janet Lock
Texas Court of Appeals, 3rd District (Austin)
Decided July 17, 2013No. 03-12-00205-CVPublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.
Chapter 121 of the Texas Human Resources Code requires that “[pjersons with disabilities have the same right as the able-bodied to the full use and enjoyment of any public facility in the state,” including the right to use an “assistance animal ... or other device of assistance,” to “reasonable accommodations in policies, practices, and procedures,” and to have “auxiliary aids and services necessary to allow the full use and enjoyment of the public facility.” Tex. Hum. Res.Code § 121.003(a), (c), (d)(2), (3); see generally id. §§ 121.001-.011. The pivotal issue…
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3Cited by5 opinions
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