{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.053","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Occupations Code § 1001.053","heading":"PUBLIC WORKS.","body":"The following work is exempt from this chapter:\n(1) a public work that involves electrical or mechanical engineering, if the contemplated expense for the completed project is $8,000 or less;\n(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\n(3) road maintenance or improvement undertaken by the commissioners court of a county.\nAdded 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.","path":["OCCUPATIONS CODE","TITLE 6. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING, ARCHITECTURE, LAND SURVEYING, AND RELATED PRACTICES","SUBTITLE A. REGULATION OF ENGINEERING AND RELATED PRACTICES","CHAPTER 1001. TEXAS BOARD OF PROFESSIONAL ENGINEERS AND LAND SURVEYORS","SUBCHAPTER B. EXEMPTIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/OC/htm/OC.1001.htm#1001.053","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:31Z","sha256":"42e1701045c79457d18baf4e6d977186d38e838458149c7db13444d67dd8712e","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.052","next":"us-tx/tex.-occupations-code-1001.054"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}