Tex. Transportation Code § 223.102: AWARD OF EMERGENCY HIGHWAY IMPROVEMENT CONTRACT.

As an alternative to the procedure provided by Subchapter A, in a highway emergency the department may award a highway improvement contract in accordance with rules adopted by the commission, which may include:

(1) contractor eligibility;

(2) notification of prospective bidders;

(3) bidding requirements;

(4) procedures for awarding the contract;

(5) bonding or other requirements to ensure satisfactory performance by the contractor and the protection of claimants supplying labor and materials used in performance;

(6) contract form and content; and

(7) provision for a waiver of or exception to a procedure or requirement adopted under this section.

Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 165, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995.