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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.
Tex. 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...
Texas HB 2127 (2023) preempted local paid sick leave mandates, voiding the Austin paid sick leave ordinance previously enjoined by the Texas Third Court of Appeals, leaving paid leave a voluntary employer benefit in Travis County.
1 cities in Travis County have their own employment preemption rules. Each link goes to that city's dedicated page with code citations.
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