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Tex. Lab. Code § 62.0515 (2026)

Application Of Minimum Wage To Certain Governmental Entities; Certain Agreements With Governmental Entities

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Sec. 62.0515. APPLICATION OF MINIMUM WAGE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES; CERTAIN AGREEMENTS WITH GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the minimum wage provided by this chapter supersedes a wage established in an ordinance, order, or charter provision governing wages in private employment, other than wages under a public contract.

(b) This section does not apply to any state or federal job training or workforce development program.

(c) This section does not apply to a minimum wage established by a governmental entity that applies to a contract or agreement, including a non-annexation agreement, entered into by a governmental entity and a private entity. A private entity that enters into a contract or agreement, including a non-annexation agreement, with a governmental entity, under the terms of which the private entity agrees to comply with a minimum wage established by the governmental entity, is subject to the terms of that contract or agreement, and those terms apply to and may be enforced against a general contractor, subcontractor, developer, and other person with which the private entity contracts in order to comply with the provisions of the original contract or agreement.

(d) For purposes of this section, "governmental entity" includes a municipality, a county, a special district or authority, a junior college district, or another political subdivision of this state.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 461, Sec. 3, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2025 · leading case: ESI/Emp. Solutions, LP v. City of Dallas (E.D. Tex. 2021).

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ESI/Emp. Solutions, LP v. City of Dallas (E.D. Tex. 2021). · cites it 3× “” TEX. LAB. CODE § 62.0515(a). On its face, the statute’s command is unequivocal.”

The State of Texas, by & Through the Off. of the Attorney Gen. of Texas v. City of San Marcos; Jane Hughson, Mayor of San Marcos; Matthew Mendoza, Saul Gonzales, Alyssa Garza, Shane Scott, Lorenzo Gonzalez, & Amanda Rodriguez, Members of the City Council of San Marcos; Stephanie Reyes, City Manager of San Marcos; & Stan Standridge, Chief of Police of San Marcos; In Their Off. Capacities (Tex. App. 2025). “]”) (emphasis added); see also Tex. Labor Code § 62.0515 (“[T]he minimum wage provided by this chapter supersedes a wage established in an ordinance, order, or charter provision governing wages in private employment .”

Baumgart, Eric L. (Tex. 2015). “See Tex. Lab. Code § 62.0515(c). Under Section 62.”

Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2014). “TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 62.0515(d) (West 2006).”

— Tex. Lab. Code § 62.0515(a) — 1 case

ESI/Emp. Solutions, LP v. City of Dallas (E.D. Tex. 2021). “” TEX. LAB. CODE § 62.0515(a). On its face, the statute’s command is unequivocal.”

— Tex. Lab. Code § 62.0515(c) — 1 case

Baumgart, Eric L. (Tex. 2015). “See Tex. Lab. Code § 62.0515(c). Under Section 62.”

— Tex. Lab. Code § 62.0515(d) — 1 case

Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2014). “TEX. LAB. CODE ANN. § 62.0515(d) (West 2006).”

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