{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2161.231","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2161.231","heading":"PENALTY.","body":"(a) A person commits an offense if the person:\n(1) intentionally applies as a historically underutilized business for an award of a purchasing contract or public works contract under this subtitle; and\n(2) knows the person is not a historically underutilized business.\n(b) An offense under this section is a third degree felony.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2161. HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES","SUBCHAPTER E. PENALTY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2161.htm#2161.231","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"dfce0a5dc3dec915b5c2766603620041800e27c399630ec123c9a0f46d83d3da","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2161.183","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2161.251"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}