Tex. Government Code § 2156.004: BID DEPOSIT.

(a) The comptroller, as considered necessary, may require a bid deposit in an amount determined by the comptroller. The amount of the deposit, if any, must be stated in the public notice and the invitation to bid.

(b) On the award of a bid or the rejection of all bids, the comptroller shall refund the bid deposit of an unsuccessful bidder.

(c) The comptroller may accept from a bidder a bid deposit in the form of a blanket bond.

Added by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 2003, 78th Leg., ch. 785, Sec. 35, eff. Sept. 1, 2003.

Amended by:

Acts 2019, 86th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1071 (H.B. 1524), Sec. 60, eff. September 1, 2019.