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AUSTIN HUMAN RIGHTS COMMISSION
206 E. 9th Street, Room 14.138, 14th Floor
Austin, TX 78701
Marco Salinas, Administrator
Tel: (512) 499-3251
Fax: (512) 499-3278
TDD: (512) 499-2445
The Commission investigates allegations of discrimination in employment, under contract with the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. It also investigates housing and public accommodations complaints.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Austin
Type(s) of publications: None
TEXAS COMMISSION ON HUMAN RIGHTS
P.O. Box 13493
Austin, TX 78711
William M. Hale, Executive Director
Tel: (512) 437-3450
Fax: (512) 437-3478
TDD: None
The Texas Commission on Human Rights enforces State laws prohibiting employment and housing discrimination. Both laws are substantially equivalent to their Federal counterparts.These laws are: employment, Texas Commission on Human Rights Act; and housing, Texas Fair Housing Act.
Geographic area(s) served: State of Texas
Type(s) of publications: Annual report and various brochures
DALLAS FAIR HOUSING OFFICE
City Hall, 1-B North
1500 Marilla Street
Dallas, TX 76201
Rosie Norris, Administrator
Tel: (214) 670-5677
Fax: (214) 670-0665
TDD: None
The office is mandated to further and promote fair housing choice through enforcement of local and Federal laws and regulations, outreach, and education, so that individuals of similar incomes have similar opportunities for housing and services without regard to race, color, religion, sex, national origin, handicap, or familial status.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Dallas
Type(s) of publications: None
FORT WORTH HUMAN RELATIONS COMMISSION
1000 Throckmorton
Fort Worth, TX 76102
Michael D. Ivey, Director
Tel: (817) 871-7525
Fax: (817) 871-7529
TDD: None
The Commission serves as an enforcement agency for the Civil Rights Act of 1964, as amended, and the City of Fort Worth's Fair Employment Ordinance No. 7278, as amended. It also serves as a deferral agency for the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission and the Texas Commission on Human Rights and an investigative agency for housing, employment, and public accommodations charges of discrimination.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Fort Worth and Tarrant County
Type(s) of publications: Annual report
HOUSTON AFFIRMATIVE ACTION AND CONTRACT COMPLIANCE DIVISION
500 Jefferson, Suite 1400
Houston, TX 77002-7333
Lenoria Y. Walker, Director
Tel: (713) 658-3800
Fax: (713) 658-3824
TTY: (713) 247-1001
The office is composed of three enforcement sections: Employee Relations, Minority/Women/Disadvantaged Business Enterprise (MWDBE), and Contract Compliance. The Employee Relations Section enforces equal employment laws internally as they apply to the city as an employer. MWDBE certifies minority and women ownership of businesses. Contract Compliance enforces the prevailing wage rate.
Geographic area(s) served: City of Houston
Type(s) of publications: Bimonthly newsletter