Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.
Section 62.104 - Disqualification for Legal Blindness(a) A person who is legally blind is not disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case solely because of his legal blindness except as provided by this section.(b) A legally blind person is disqualified to serve as a juror in a civil case if, in the opinion of the court, his blindness renders him unfit to serve as a juror in that particular case.(c) In this section, "legally blind" means having:(1) no more than 20/200 of visual acuity in the better eye with correcting lenses; or(2) visual acuity greater than 20/200, but with a limitation in the field of vision such that the widest diameter of the visual field subtends an angle no greater than 20 degrees.Tex. Gov't. Code § 62.104
Acts 1985, 69th Leg., ch. 480, Sec. 1, eff. 9/1/1985.