{"data":{"id":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.003","jurisdiction":"us-tx","citation":"Tex. Local Government Code § 262.003","heading":"SMALL, SOLE-SOURCE PURCHASE EXEMPT FROM COMPETITIVE BIDDING.","body":"(a) Any law that requires a county to follow a competitive procurement procedure in making a purchase requiring the expenditure of $100,000 or less does not apply to the purchase of an item available for purchase from only one supplier.\n(b) If a county makes a purchase covered by Subsection (a), the county auditor or other appropriate county officer or employee may not refuse payment for the purchase because a competitive bidding procedure was not followed.\nActs 1987, 70th Leg., ch. 149, Sec. 1, eff. Sept. 1, 1987. Amended by Acts 1993, 73rd Leg., ch. 757, Sec. 12, eff. Sept. 1, 1993; Acts 2001, 77th Leg., ch. 115, Sec. 4, eff. Sept. 1, 2001.\nAmended by:\nActs 2009, 81st Leg., R.S., Ch. 1266 (H.B. 987), Sec. 3, eff. June 19, 2009.\nActs 2025, 89th Leg., R.S., Ch. 256 (S.B. 1173), Sec. 5, eff. September 1, 2025.","path":["LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE","TITLE 8. ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","SUBTITLE B. COUNTY ACQUISITION, SALE, OR LEASE OF PROPERTY","CHAPTER 262. PURCHASING AND CONTRACTING AUTHORITY OF COUNTIES","SUBCHAPTER A. GENERAL PROVISIONS"],"source_url":"https://statutes.capitol.texas.gov/Docs/LG/htm/LG.262.htm#262.003","current_through":"89th 2nd Called Legislative Session, 2025","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T01:47:27Z","sha256":"9c137cb21de7dba9bbd5cf5a74d71ada5906bde7a5164d58624c2eddd9cde7b6","source_id":"us-tx","stale":false,"prev":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.002","next":"us-tx/tex.-local-government-code-262.004"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}