Tex. Labor Code § 21.109
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 21.109, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 21.109. EMPLOYMENT BY RELIGIOUS ORGANIZATION.
Official statutory text
(a) A religious corporation, association, society, or educational institution or an educational organization operated, supervised, or controlled in whole or in substantial part by a religious corporation, association, or society does not commit an unlawful employment practice by limiting employment or giving a preference to members of the same religion.
(b) Subchapter B does not apply to the employment of an individual of a particular religion by a religious corporation, association, or society to perform work connected with the performance of religious activities by the corporation, association, or society.
(b) Subchapter B does not apply to the employment of an individual of a particular religion by a religious corporation, association, or society to perform work connected with the performance of religious activities by the corporation, association, or society.
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