Texas workers filed 9,360 discrimination charges directly with the EEOC in FY 2025, more than one in ten of all charges nationwide. Retaliation was alleged in 62% of them (5,802 charges), followed by disability at 40.9% and race at 33.8%. Every figure on this page links to the government table it comes from.
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How many discrimination charges do Texas workers file?
Texas is one of the largest sources of federal discrimination charges in the country: workers filed 9,360 charges directly with the EEOC in FY 2025, against a national total of 88,201. The EEOC's tables note that state counts exclude charges filed with state or local Fair Employment Practices Agencies, in Texas, the Texas Workforce Commission's Civil Rights Division also accepts employment discrimination complaints, so total filings run higher than the federal figure alone.
What do Texas workers allege most?
Retaliation leads Texas charge data, as it does nationally: 62% of the state's FY 2025 EEOC charges alleged retaliation (5,802 of 9,360), essentially matching the 61.6% national share. Title VII retaliation specifically, the kind tied to reporting discrimination or harassment, appeared in 3,896 Texas charges.
Disability discrimination appeared in 40.9% of Texas charges (3,826), race in 33.8% (3,164), sex in 30.2% (2,828), and age in 19.5% (1,826). A single charge can allege more than one basis.
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How common is workplace harassment nationally?
Harassment charges reached 37,397 nationally in FY 2025, continuing a steep climb from 21,270 in FY 2021, and harassment resolutions produced $261.9 million in pre-litigation monetary benefits. Title VII sexual-harassment charges specifically reached 8,475.
The EEOC's own task-force research explains why filed charges understate the problem: 75% of employees who spoke out against workplace mistreatment faced some form of retaliation, and roughly three out of four people who experienced harassment never reported it to a supervisor or manager at all.
Questions, answered.
How many discrimination charges are filed in Texas each year?
Texas workers filed 9,360 charges directly with the EEOC in FY 2025, more than one in ten of the 88,201 charges filed nationwide. Complaints filed with the Texas Workforce Commission's Civil Rights Division are counted separately, so total Texas filings run higher.
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What is the most common workplace claim in Texas?
Retaliation, it appeared in 62% of Texas's FY 2025 EEOC charges (5,802 of 9,360), making it the most common allegation, ahead of disability (40.9%) and race (33.8%).
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Are harassment charges increasing?
Yes, EEOC harassment charges rose from 21,270 in FY 2021 to 37,397 in FY 2025, and harassment resolutions produced $261.9 million in pre-litigation monetary benefits in FY 2025.
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