And so what we wanted to do is make sure that we didn't cause or have any discrimination when determining and, you know, who can participate, who can't. I mean, All Texans should be able to participate in our bidding process and our procurement process. And we wanted to make sure that we didn't, you know, have any discrimination. I mean, part of this statute assumed that based on your skin color, that you were economically disadvantaged. (08:41–08:47)
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Asserts that all Texans should have equal access to state bidding and procurement processes.
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