Tex. Transp. Code § 451.251

Current with legislation from the 2023 Regular and Special Sessions signed by the Governor as of November 21, 2023.

Section 451.251 - Contract Goals for Disadvantaged Businesses

An authority that does not have an up-to-date disadvantaged business enterprise program, as defined by 49 C.F.R. Part 23 , to assist minorities and women in participating in authority contracts should establish goals for that participation. The recommended contract goals are:

(1) 17 percent for construction, 11 percent for purchasing, and 24 percent for professional services; or

(2) the weighted average equivalent of the categories in Subdivision (1).

Tex. Transp. Code § 451.251

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.