(a) It is unlawful to interfere, coerce, intimidate, retaliate against, or harass any person in the exercise or enjoyment of, or on account of that person having exercised or enjoyed, or on account of that person having aided or encouraged any other person in the exercise or enjoyment of, any right granted or protected by the Texas Fair Housing Act.
(b) Prohibited conduct made unlawful under this section includes, but is not limited to:
(1) coercing a person, either orally, in writing, or by other means, to deny or limit the benefits provided that person in connection with the sale or rental of a dwelling or in connection with a residential real estate-related transaction based on race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial status;
(2) threatening, intimidating, or interfering with individuals in their enjoyment of a dwelling based on race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial status of such individuals, or of visitors or associates of such individuals;
(3) threatening an employee or agent with dismissal or an adverse employment action, or taking such adverse employment action, for any effort to assist a person seeking access to the sale or rental of a dwelling or seeking access to any residential real estate-related transaction, based on the race, color, disability, religion, sex, national origin, or familial status of that person or of any person associated with that individual;
(4) intimidating or threatening any person because that person is engaging in activities designed to make other individuals aware of, or encouraging such other individuals to exercise rights granted or protected by this chapter;
(5) retaliating against any person because that person has made a complaint, testified, assisted, or participated in any manner in a proceeding under the Texas Fair Housing Act;
(6) retaliating against any person because that person reported a discriminatory housing practice to a housing provider or other authority; and
(7) harassing any person because of race, color, religion, sex, familial status, national origin, or disability:
Source Note: The provisions of this §819.136 adopted to be effective August 1, 2016, 41 TexReg 5559; amended to be effective May 14, 2018, 43 TexReg 3119