Tex. Educ. Code § 44.043 · Subchapter B. PURCHASES; CONTRACTS
RIGHT TO WORK.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) This section applies to a school district while the school district is engaged in:
(1) procuring goods or services;
(2) awarding a contract; or
(3) overseeing procurement or construction for a public work or public improvement.
(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of this chapter, a school district:
(1) may not consider whether a vendor is a member of or has another relationship with any organization; and
(2) shall ensure that its bid specifications and any subsequent contract or other agreement do not deny or diminish the right of a person to work because of the person's membership or other relationship status with respect to any organization.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1409, Sec. 13, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
Source of truth
- Edition
- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
- Official file
- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/ED/htm/ED.44.htm
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- sha256 abdc8652da518dc568d0e1ae01e1fdbb3476c83617eda8f064e20c6b0df35f09
- Composed by
- compose_tx.py 2026-10-05: the Legislative Council's chapter files read in document order; verify_tx.py's independent reading (lxml DOM walk) agrees character for character
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