Tex. Transportation Code § 223.045
This is the official text of Tex. Transportation Code § 223.045, part of Texas’s Transportation Code — governs vehicles, drivers, and roadways.
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§ 223.045. IRON AND STEEL PREFERENCE PROVISIONS IN IMPROVEMENT CONTRACTS.
Official statutory text
A contract awarded by the department for the improvement of the state highway system without federal aid must contain the same preference provisions for iron and steel and iron and steel products that are required under federal law for an improvement made with federal aid.
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