Opinion No.

Honorable Carl A. Parker Chairman Education Committee Texas State Senate P. 0. Box 12068 Austin, Texas 78711

Re: Meaning of the "locality in which the work is performed" for purposes of article 5159a, V.T.C.S., the prevailing wage statute, and related questions (RQ-2189)

Dear Senator Parker:

You ask whether the interpretation of V.T.C.S. article 5159a, which you say the Texas Department of Criminal Justice (hereinafter, "TDCJ") has adopted, is correct. That article provides generally that laborers on a public works project of the state or any of its political subdivisions are to be paid "[n]ot…