Under Texas law, protection of familial status would NOT apply to which of the following?

Familial status protection under Texas law, as well as federal law, encompasses individuals who are pregnant, have custody of or are in the process of acquiring custody of a minor child. This protection specifically includes biological parents, adoptive parents, and step-parents because they have a direct legal or familial relationship with children.

Foster parents, while they may care for children in need, do not have the same legal relationship as the above groups. The law typically provides protection based on the legal custodianship or familial bonds of a child, and foster care arrangements are different, involving a temporary care situation rather than a permanent legal or familial status. Therefore, under the context of familial status protections, foster parents would not be covered in the same manner as the other categories listed, making this option stand out as not applying under the law.