{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.063","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2156.063","heading":"SOLICITATION OF BIDS.","body":"The comptroller and each state agency making a purchase shall solicit bids under this subchapter by:\n(1) direct mail;\n(2) telephone;\n(3) facsimile transmission; or\n(4) online electronic transmission.\nAdded by Acts 1995, 74th Leg., ch. 41, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1995. Amended by Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 494, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 1997; Acts 1997, 75th Leg., ch. 1206, Sec. 15, eff. Sept. 1, 1997.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 393 (H.B. 1705), Sec. 3.05, eff. September 1, 2009.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 1082 (H.B. 3623), Sec. 1, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE D. STATE PURCHASING AND GENERAL SERVICES","CHAPTER 2156. PURCHASING METHODS","SUBCHAPTER B. OPEN MARKET PURCHASE PROCEDURE"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2156.htm#2156.063","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"db87aafd5e00014ef6f1a29a140edb50576c0c9d87886507bb62e105096a270a","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.062","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2156.064"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}