TX SB2104

Adds "military status" as a protected class under Texas employment discrimination law, covering current active duty service members, reserve/National Guard members, honorably discharged veterans, and spouses or children of military personnel

Prohibits employers, employment agencies, labor organizations, and training programs from discriminating based on military status in hiring, firing, compensation, job referrals, union membership, and apprenticeship programs

Extends military status protections to fair housing law, prohibiting discrimination in the sale, rental, or financing of dwellings, as well as in real estate advertising, brokerage services, and property appraisals

Adds military status as a protected class for utility customers, entitling buyers of telecommunications and retail electric services to protection from discrimination based on their military connection

Preserves existing veteran preference programs, specifying that the new anti-discrimination provisions do not affect state or federal programs designed to give employment preferences to military veterans