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Blake’s Snow Shack owner Blake Pyron, who has Down syndrome, joined Gov. Greg Abbott on Friday in Austin as Abbott signed into law Senate Bill 753, which reforms Texas’ Purchasing from People with Disabilities program to require that all participating contractors that employ people with disabilities pay at least minimum wage. Abbott is shown holding a pair of custom-made socks displaying the logo of Pyron’s business.

This story has been updated to reflect that state Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, and state Sen. Joan Huffman, R-Houston, co-filed the bill.

Texas workers with disabilities will now earn at least minimum wage thanks to Senate Bill 753, a bill that was passed by the Legislature in May.

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Blake’s Snow Shack owner Blake Pyron is joined by U.S. Rep. Michael Burgess, right, and family members Friday in Austin to watch Gov. Greg Abbott sign into law Senate Bill 753. From left are Blake’s brother, Mitchell Pyron, and their parents, Billy and Mary Ann Pyron. SB 753 reforms Texas’ Purchasing from People with Disabilities program to require that all participating contractors that employ people with disabilities pay at least minimum wage.

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