LIVINGSTON v. BEEMAN

No. 03-12-00205-CV.

408 S.W.3d 566 (2013)

Brad LIVINGSTON, in his Official Capacity as the Executive Director of the Texas Department of Criminal Justice, Appellant v. Laura BEEMAN and Janet Lock, Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Texas, Austin.

July 17, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph D. Hughes , Assistant Solicitor General, General Litigation, Kim Coogan , Assistant Attorney General, Law Enforcement, Defense Division. Austin, TX, for Appellant.

Abigail Frank , James C. Harrington , Scott Medlock , Texas Civil Rights Project, Austin, TX, Brandon M. Tuck , Conor P. McEvily , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Houston, TX, Thomas S. Leatherbury , Vinson & Elkins, L.L.P., Dallas, TX, for Appellees.

Before Justices PURYEAR, PEMBERTON, and ROSE.


OPINION

BOB PEMBERTON, Justice.

Chapter 121 of the Texas Human Resources Code requires that "[p]ersons 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...

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