{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2261.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 2261.003","heading":"OPEN MARKET PURCHASES.","body":"This chapter does not require a state agency to purchase a good or service under contract if the agency is authorized under other law to purchase the good or service on the open market.\nAdded by Acts 1999, 76th Leg., ch. 1498, Sec. 5, eff. Sept. 1, 1999. Renumbered from Sec. 2259.003 by Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 1420, Sec. 21.001(71), eff. Sept. 1, 2001.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 10. GENERAL GOVERNMENT","SUBTITLE F. STATE AND LOCAL CONTRACTS AND FUND MANAGEMENT","CHAPTER 2261. STATE CONTRACTING STANDARDS AND OVERSIGHT","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.2261.htm#2261.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"8ae5ecf9f313d926b4e98d17a1ff33ceb305d33267875789b9a077be971b0327","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2261.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-2261.051"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}