Texas · Through 89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025

Tex. Local Government Code § 344.156: PURCHASING.

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LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE
TITLE 11. PUBLIC SAFETY
SUBTITLE A. MUNICIPAL PUBLIC SAFETY
CHAPTER 344. FIRE CONTROL, PREVENTION, AND EMERGENCY MEDICAL SERVICES DISTRICTS
SUBCHAPTER D. POWERS AND DUTIES

(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 into a purchasing contract for more than $15,000 unless the board complies with Chapter 252.

(c) If the municipality that created the district has a purchasing agent authorized by law, that agent shall serve as purchasing agent for the district.

Added by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1295, Sec. 1, eff. June 1, 2001.

Collected 2026-08-27T01:47:27Z. Source file · JSON

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