Employment Preemption in Travis County, TX (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Travis County, Texas.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Travis County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Minimum Wage Preemption
Texas preempts local minimum wage laws under Local Government Code Chapter 229, leaving the federal $7.25 per hour rate as the floor for most private employers in Travis County, though Austin and Travis County set higher wages for their own employees.
Texas Minimum Wage Preemption
Few RestrictionsTex. Labor Code Sec. 62.0515 (Application of Minimum Wage to Certain Governmental Entities - State Preemption)
Sec. 62.0515. APPLICATION OF MINIMUM WAGE TO CERTAIN GOVERNMENTAL ENTITIES. (a) Except as otherwise provided by this section, the minimum wage provided by this chapter supersedes a wage established in an ordinance, order, or charter provision governing wages in private employment, other than wages under a public contract.(b) This section does not apply to any state or federal job training o...
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