Tex. Loc. Gov't Code § 363.156 · Subchapter D. POWERS AND DUTIES
PURCHASING.
Text — Current through the 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025
(a) Except as provided by Subsection (b), the board may prescribe the method of making purchases and expenditures by and for the district.
(b) To the extent competitive bidding procedures in Title 8 apply, the board may not enter purchasing contracts that involve spending more than $25,000 unless the board complies with:
(1) Subchapter C, Chapter 262, if the district was created by a county; or
(2) Chapter 252, if the district was created by a municipality.
(c) If the political subdivision that created the district has a purchasing agent authorized by law, that agent shall serve as purchasing agent for the district.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
Added by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 23.03(a), eff. Sept. 1, 1997. Amended by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 6, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.
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- https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.363.htm
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