Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 351.144 · Subchapter G. JAIL DISTRICT
CONTRACTS FOR PURCHASE OF VEHICLES, EQUIPMENT, AND SUPPLIES OVER $5,000.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) If the estimated amount of a proposed contract for the purchase of vehicles, equipment, or supplies is more than $15,000, the board shall ask for competitive bids in accordance with the bidding procedures provided by the County Purchasing Act (Subchapter C, Chapter 262) except that the bids shall be presented to the board and the board shall award the contract.
(b) This section does not apply to purchases of property from public agencies or to contracts for personal or professional services.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1989, 71st Leg., ch. 1, Sec. 74(a), eff. Aug. 28, 1989. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 19, eff. Sept. 1, 1993.
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