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  2025S0104-1 02/13/25     By: Kitzman H.B. No. 4625     A BILL TO BE ENTITLED   AN ACT   relating to the design-build method for certain government   construction projects.          BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:          SECTION 1.  Section 2269.352, Government Code, is amended to   read as follows:          Sec. 2269.352.  APPLICABILITY. This subchapter applies to a   governmental entity , including [ that:                [ (1)     has a population of more than 100,000 within the   entity's geographic boundary or service area; or                [ (2)  is ] a board of trustees governed by Chapter 54,   Transportation Code.          SECTION 2.  Section 2269.353(b), Government Code, is amended   to read as follows:          (b)  A contract for a project under this subchapter may cover   only a single integrated project. A governmental entity may not   enter into a contract for aggregated projects at multiple   locations. For purposes of this subsection:                (1)  if a metropolitan transit authority created under   Chapter 451, Transportation Code, enters into a contract for a   project involving a linear transit project with multiple stops   along the project route for boarding passengers, created under   Chapter 451, Transportation Code, the linear transit project is a   single integrated project; and                (2)  a water or wastewater infrastructure project   [ treatment plant ], including a desalination plant, that includes   treatment facilities, well fields, pump stations, water storage,   and pipelines , is a single integrated project.          SECTION 3.  This Act takes effect September 1, 2025.