{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-16.351","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Water Code § 16.351","heading":"CONTRACT PREFERENCE.","body":"A political subdivision that receives financial assistance under Subchapter K, Chapter 17, of this code shall give preference in the award of political subdivision contracts to acquire, construct, extend, or provide water supply and sewer services or facilities to a bidder that agrees to use labor from inside the political subdivision to the extent possible.\nAdded by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 624, Sec. 2.13.","path":["WATER CODE","TITLE 2. WATER ADMINISTRATION","SUBTITLE C. WATER DEVELOPMENT","CHAPTER 16. PROVISIONS GENERALLY APPLICABLE TO WATER DEVELOPMENT","SUBCHAPTER J. ECONOMICALLY DISTRESSED AREAS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/WA/htm/WA.16.htm#16.351","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:48Z","sha256":"1c17d01b33bcb9f2035726daa456a2c6b4392c39776c3b661b746a387c53f684","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-16.350","next":"us-tx/tex.-water-code-16.352"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}