Texas Education Code - EDUC § 51.922. Mandatory Retirement Prohibited

(a) In this section, “institution of higher education” has the meaning assigned by Section 61.003 of this code.

(b) An institution of higher education may not impose a mandatory retirement age for tenured faculty of the institution.

(c) Imposition of a mandatory retirement age in violation of this section is an unlawful employment practice for purposes of Chapter 21, Labor Code. An individual aggrieved by the practice has the rights and remedies provided by that chapter, and the Commission on Human Rights has the same powers in regard to the complaint as any other complaint under that chapter.