{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-791.014","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Government Code § 791.014","heading":"APPROVAL REQUIREMENT FOR COUNTIES.","body":"(a) Before beginning a project to construct, improve, or repair a building, road, or other facility under an interlocal contract, the commissioners court of a county must give specific written approval for the project.\n(b) The approval must:\n(1) be given in a document other than the interlocal contract;\n(2) describe the type of project to be undertaken; and\n(3) identify the project's location.\n(c) The county may not accept and another local government may not offer payment for a project undertaken without approval required by this section.\n(d) A county is liable to another local government for the amount paid by the local government to the county for a project requiring approval under this section if:\n(1) the county begins the project without the approval required by this section; and\n(2) the local government makes the payment before the project is begun by the county.\nAdded by Acts 1991, 72nd Leg., ch. 38, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1991.","path":["GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 7. INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS","CHAPTER 791. INTERLOCAL COOPERATION CONTRACTS","SUBCHAPTER B. GENERAL INTERLOCAL CONTRACTING AUTHORITY"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/GV/htm/GV.791.htm#791.014","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:16Z","sha256":"fd1da9434690548172ee911e51902004221613d3cf4b041ac1f4905b4a4be171","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-791.013","next":"us-tx/tex.-government-code-791.015"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}