Jenny Nguyen’s Legal Blog

Chapter 21 of the Texas Labor Code states that “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 having such an impairment. 

The term does not include:
(A)  a current condition of addiction to the use of alcohol, a drug, an illegal substance, or a federally controlled substance;  or
(B)  a currently communicable disease or infection as defined in Section 81.003, Health and Safety Code, or required to be reported under Section 81.041, Health and Safety Code, that constitutes a direct threat to the health or safety of other persons or that makes the affected person unable to perform the duties of the person’s employment.