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Amend SB 1332 (House committee printing) by adding the
following appropriately numbered SECTION to the bill and
renumbering the subsequent SECTIONS accordingly:
SECTION ____. Subchapter C, Chapter 1232, Government Code,
is amended by adding Section 1232.123 to read as follows:
Sec. 1232.124. PREFERENCE FOR TEXAS BUSINESSES. If the
authority contracts with a private entity to issue bonds under this
chapter, the authority shall consider contracting with:
(1) an entity that has its principal place of business
in this state; and
(2) a historically underutilized business as defined
by Section 2161.001.