Texas Labor Code Chapter 62 reserves minimum-wage authority to the state and ties Texas to the federal $7.25 floor. San Antonio cannot enact a higher private-employer minimum, so federal FLSA rules govern most private workers in the city.
Texas Labor Code Chapter 62 sets the Texas minimum wage equal to the federal Fair Labor Standards Act rate, currently $7.25 per hour, and Section 62.0515 expressly preempts any municipal or county wage ordinance that exceeds the state floor. San Antonio therefore cannot impose a citywide private-employer minimum, although the city has adopted higher internal wage standards for its own workforce and certain contractors under SA Municipal Code Section 2-9 living-wage provisions. Tipped workers receive $2.13 cash plus tips totaling $7.25. The Texas Workforce Commission handles wage complaints, and federal FLSA enforcement runs through the U.S. Department of Labor Wage and Hour Division San Antonio area office.
FLSA violations expose employers to back-wage liability, an equal amount in liquidated damages, and federal civil penalties up to $1,000 per willful repeat violation. Tipped-wage shortfalls require employers to make up the difference to reach $7.25.
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