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Tex. Occ. Code § 1001.053 (2026)

Public Works

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Sec. 1001.053. PUBLIC WORKS. The following work is exempt from this chapter:

(1) a public work that involves electrical or mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the completed project is $8,000 or less;

(2) a public work that does not involve electrical or mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the completed project is $20,000 or less; or

(3) road maintenance or improvement undertaken by the commissioners court of a county.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1421, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2003. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 273, Sec. 1, eff. June 18, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2015–2015 · leading case: Raghunath Dass, P.E. v. Texas Bd. of Prof'l Engineers (Tex. App. 2015).
Raghunath Dass, P.E. v. Texas Bd. of Prof'l Engineers (Tex. App. 2015). · cites it 2× “5 Tex. Occ. Code § 1001.053 ...............”
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