context: Texas law supplies several limitations periods, applicable to different types of claims. Of the state law claims governed by the Texas statutes of limitations, we find that personal injury claims are most nearly analogous to the discrimination claims authorized by the Rehabilitation Act. As the Supreme Court has recognized, claims for discrimination are essentially claims for personal injury.
citation_a.signal: see
citation_a.identifier: 107 S.Ct. 2621, 2621
citation_a.parenthetical: Actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. SS 1981, alleging racial discrimination, "are in essence claims for personal injury."
citation_a.sentence: See Goodman, 482 U.S. at 661, 107 S.Ct. at 2621 (Actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, alleging racial discrimination, “are in essence claims for personal injury.”); Wilson, 471 U.S. at 280, 105 S.Ct. at 1949 (Claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, including those which allege discrimination, “are best characterized as personal injury ac-tions_”); see also Price v. Digital Equipment Corp., 846 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir.1988) (holding that Texas’ two-year statute of limitations applied to suit alleging racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981); Cervantes v. IMCO, Halliburton Services, 724 F.2d 511, 514 (5th Cir.1984) (holding that Texas’ two-year statute of limitations applied to section 1981 action for discrimination on the basis of national origin).
citation_b.signal: see also
citation_b.identifier: 846 F.2d 1026, 1028
citation_b.parenthetical: holding that Texas' two-year statute of limitations applied to suit alleging racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. SS 1981
citation_b.sentence: See Goodman, 482 U.S. at 661, 107 S.Ct. at 2621 (Actions pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1981, alleging racial discrimination, “are in essence claims for personal injury.”); Wilson, 471 U.S. at 280, 105 S.Ct. at 1949 (Claims under 42 U.S.C. § 1983, including those which allege discrimination, “are best characterized as personal injury ac-tions_”); see also Price v. Digital Equipment Corp., 846 F.2d 1026, 1028 (5th Cir.1988) (holding that Texas’ two-year statute of limitations applied to suit alleging racial discrimination under 42 U.S.C. § 1981); Cervantes v. IMCO, Halliburton Services, 724 F.2d 511, 514 (5th Cir.1984) (holding that Texas’ two-year statute of limitations applied to section 1981 action for discrimination on the basis of national origin).