Tex. Civ. Practice & Remedies Code Section 110.004
Defense

A person whose free exercise of religion has been substantially burdened in violation of Section 110.003 (Religious Freedom Protected) or 110.0031 (Prohibition on Orders Closing Places of Worship) may assert that violation as a defense in a judicial or administrative proceeding without regard to whether the proceeding is brought in the name of the state or by any other person.
Added by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 399, Sec. 1, eff. Aug. 30, 1999.
Amended by:
Acts 2021, 87th Leg., R.S., Ch. 799 (H.B. 1239), Sec. 4, eff. June 16, 2021.

Source: Section 110.004 — Defense, https://statutes.­capitol.­texas.­gov/Docs/CP/htm/CP.­110.­htm#110.­004 (accessed May 26, 2025).

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