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Tex. Transp. Code § 91.053 (2026)

Small And Disadvantaged Businesses

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Sec. 91.053. SMALL AND DISADVANTAGED BUSINESSES. (a) The department shall:

(1) set goals for the award of contracts to small and disadvantaged businesses and attempt to meet the goals;

(2) attempt to identify small and disadvantaged businesses that provide or have the potential to provide supplies, materials, equipment, or services to the department; and

(3) give small and disadvantaged businesses full access to the department's contract bidding process and other contracting processes, inform the businesses about those processes, offer the businesses assistance concerning those processes, and identify barriers to the businesses' participation in those processes.

(b) This section does not exempt the department from competitive bidding requirements imposed by other law.

Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 1325, Sec. 4.01, eff. June 21, 2003.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0505 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2026).
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Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0505 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2026). · cites it 3× “222 (municipal management districts); TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 91.053 (state rail facilities), 366.”
Tex. Transp. Code § 91.053(a)(2): 1 case
Untitled Texas Attorney Gen. Opinion: KP-0505 (Tex. Att'y Gen. 2026). “222 (municipal management districts); TEX. TRANSP. CODE §§ 91.053 (state rail facilities), 366.”
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