Section 2258.021 - Right to Be Paid Prevailing Wage Rates(a) A worker employed on a public work by or on behalf of the state or a political subdivision of the state shall be paid:(1) not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for work of a similar character in the locality in which the work is performed; and(2) not less than the general prevailing rate of per diem wages for legal holiday and overtime work.(b) Subsection (a) does not apply to maintenance work.(c) A worker is employed on a public work for the purposes of this section if the worker is employed by a contractor or subcontractor in the execution of a contract for the public work with the state, a political subdivision of the state, or any officer or public body of the state or a political subdivision of the state.Tex. Gov't. Code § 2258.021
Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 18.01, eff. 9/1/1997.Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 76, Sec. 5.49(a), eff. 9/1/1995.