Tex. Transp. Code § 223.051 · Subchapter B. CONTRACT PROVISIONS
VERIFICATION BY CONTRACTORS.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) In this section, "E-verify program" has the meaning assigned by Section 673.001, Government Code.
(b) The department may not award a contract for the construction, maintenance, or improvement of a highway in this state to a contractor unless the contractor and any subcontractor register with and participate in the E-verify program to verify employee information. The contractor and any subcontractor must continue to participate in the program during the term of the contract.
(c) The department shall develop procedures for the administration and enforcement of this section.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 2017, 85th Leg., R.S., Ch. 533 (S.B. 312), Sec. 24, eff. September 1, 2017.
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- Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/TN/htm/TN.223.htm
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