Sec. 335.076.  CONTRACTS WITH HISTORICALLY UNDERUTILIZED BUSINESSES.  (a)  This section applies only in relation to an approved venue project constructed and operated under the authority of a district in a county with a population of more than 2.5 million that is adjacent to a county with a population of more than 2.1 million.
(b)  In this section, "historically underutilized business" has the meaning assigned by Section 2161.001, Government Code.
(c)  A district shall make a good faith effort to increase the contracts the district awards to historically underutilized businesses for the construction of a venue project.  The district shall make the good faith effort in the same manner, based on the same rules, and under the same conditions as a state agency under Section 2161.182, Government Code.
(d)  A district shall make a good faith effort to increase the contracts the district awards to historically underutilized businesses for the purchase of goods and services relating to the construction or operation of a venue project.  The district shall make the good faith effort in the same manner, based on the same rules, and under the same conditions as a state agency under Section 2161.181, Government Code.
Added by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 164, Sec. 7, eff. May 27, 2003.
Amended by: 
Acts 2023, 88th Leg., R.S., Ch. 644 (H.B. 4559), Sec. 175, eff. September 1, 2023.