Tex. Labor Code § 355.001
This is the official text of Tex. Labor Code § 355.001, part of Texas’s Labor Code — governs wages, workplace safety, and workers' compensation.
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§ 355.001. DEFINITIONS.
Official statutory text
In this chapter:
(1) "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
(2) "Vending facility" means a facility in which food, drinks, drugs, novelties, souvenirs, tobacco products, notions, or related items are sold regularly. The term excludes facilities consisting solely of vending machines that do not compete directly or indirectly with a facility that is or could be operated by a person with a disability.
(3) "State property" means land and buildings owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state.
(4) "Agency" means the state agency in charge of state property.
(5) "Disability" means a physical or mental condition that the commission determines to constitute a substantial vocational disadvantage.
(1) "Blind person" means a person having not more than 20/200 visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses or visual acuity greater than 20/200 but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.
(2) "Vending facility" means a facility in which food, drinks, drugs, novelties, souvenirs, tobacco products, notions, or related items are sold regularly. The term excludes facilities consisting solely of vending machines that do not compete directly or indirectly with a facility that is or could be operated by a person with a disability.
(3) "State property" means land and buildings owned, leased, or otherwise controlled by the state.
(4) "Agency" means the state agency in charge of state property.
(5) "Disability" means a physical or mental condition that the commission determines to constitute a substantial vocational disadvantage.
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